Conventional and wet proofed CuO/Al2O3 catalysts for phenol oxidation: Deactivation studies in a trickle bed reactor

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 481-487

  Fenoglio, Rosa J ^a   Massa, Paola A ^a   Ivorra, Fernando D ^a   Haure, Patricia M ^a  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnologia de Materiales   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Copper oxalate; Cu2O; CuO catalysts; Hydrophobic catalysts; Phenol oxidation

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COPPER OXIDES; HYDROPHILICITY; PHENOLS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES;

COPPER OXALATE; PHENOL OXIDATION; TRICKLE BED REACTOR;

CATALYST DEACTIVATION;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; COPPER; OXYGEN; PHENOL; POLITEF;

ALUMINA; CATALYST DEACTIVATION; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COPPER OXIDES; HYDROPHILICITY; PHENOLS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; OXIDATION; OXYGEN TENSION; REACTOR; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 34249882756     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1694     Document Type: Article

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