Synthesis of ethylene carbonate from urea and ethylene glycol over zinc/iron oxide catalyst

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 750-755

  Zhao, Xinqiang ^a   An, Hualiang ^a   Wang, Shufang ^a   Li, Fang ^a   Wang, Yanji ^a  

^a HEBEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Ethylene carbonate; Ethylene glycol; Reaction mechanism; Urea; Zinc iron oxide catalyst

Indexed keywords

CALCINATION; CATALYSTS; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; IRON OXIDES; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSESTERIFICATION; UREA; ZINC OXIDE;

ETHYLENE CARBONATE; REACTION MECHANISM; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT;

ETHYLENE;

ETHYLENE CARBONATE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FERRIC NITRATE; IRON DERIVATIVE; IRON OXIDE; UREA; UREA DERIVATIVE; ZINC ACETATE; ZINC OXIDE;

CALCINATION; CATALYSTS; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; IRON OXIDES; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSESTERIFICATION; UREA; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CALCINATION; CATALYST; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; REACTION TIME; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WEIGHT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 42949099343     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1872     Document Type: Article

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