Utilizing colloidal silica and aluminum-doped colloidal silica as a binder in FCC catalysts: Effects on porosity, acidity, and microactivity

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 46, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 4486-4496

  Holland, Brian T ^a   Subramani, Velu ^b   Gangwal, Santosh K ^b  

^a NALCO COMPANY   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDAL SILICA; MICROACTIVITY TESTING (MAT);

FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; MORPHOLOGY; POROSITY; SILICA; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

COLLOIDS;

COLLOIDS; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; MORPHOLOGY; POROSITY; SILICA; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 34447508324     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0702734     Document Type: Article

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