Thermodynamic and kinetic study of tert-amyl methyl ether (TAME) synthesis

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 761-769

  Mao, Wei ^a   Wang, Xiaolei ^a   Wang, Hua ^a   Chang, Heying ^a   Zhang, Xiangwen ^a   Han, Jinyu ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Etherification; Isoamylene; Kinetic; TAME; Thermodynamic

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BATCH REACTORS; COMPUTATION THEORY; ION EXCHANGE; METHANOL; REACTION KINETICS;

ETHERIFICATION; ISOAMYLENE; MACROPOROUS CATION;

ETHERS;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BATCH REACTORS; COMPUTATION THEORY; ETHERS; ION EXCHANGE; METHANOL; REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 39749175732     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2006.12.014     Document Type: Article

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