Monolith catalytic process for producing sorbitol: Catalyst development and evaluation

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 43, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 5146-5155

  Broekhuis, Robert R ^a   Budhlall, Bridgette M ^a   Nordquist, Andrew F ^a  

^a AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BYPRODUCTS; CATALYSIS; GLUCOSE; OPTIMIZATION;

HYDROGENATING; MONOLITH LOOP REACTOR PROCESS; SORBITOL;

ALCOHOLS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLUCONIC ACID; MANNITOL; NICKEL; OXIDE; RUTHENIUM; SILICON DIOXIDE; SORBITOL; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

CATALYST;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; HYDROGENATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; REACTOR;

EID: 4043100338     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0400393     Document Type: Article

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