Skeletal isomerization of butene in fixed beds. 1. experimental investigation and structure-performance effects

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 47, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 5402-5412

  Kangas, Matias ^a   Kumar, Narendra ^a   Harlin, Elina ^b   Salmi, Tapio ^a   Murzin, Dmitry Yu ^a  

^a LABORATORY OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY AND REACTION ENGINEERING   (Finland)

^b Neste Oil Oyj   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BUTENES; CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYST DEACTIVATION; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; CATALYSTS; COKE; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN; ISOMERS; NONMETALS; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; ZEOLITES;

BY-PRODUCT FORMATION; CARBONACEOUS DEPOSITS; CATALYST PERFORMANCE; DEACTIVATION BEHAVIOR; DISPROPORTIONATION; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FIXED BEDS; HYDROGEN TRANSFERS; ON-STREAM; OPERATION TIMES; PORE DIMENSIONS; PRODUCT DISTRIBUTIONS; SKELETAL ISOMERIZATION; STRUCTURE EFFECTS; TEST REACTIONS;

ISOMERIZATION;

EID: 49549092491     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie800061q     Document Type: Article

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