Reducing byproduct formation during conversion of glycerol to propylene glycol

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 47, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 6878-6884

  Chiu, Chuang Wei ^a   Tekeei, Ali ^a   Ronco, Joshua M ^a   Banks, Mona Lisa ^a   Suppes, Galen J ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BY-PRODUCT FORMATION; COMMERCIAL VIABILITY; CUMULATIVE AMOUNT; DEHYDRATION REACTIONS; HIGH SELECTIVITY; HYDROGEN PARTIAL PRESSURES; ISOTHERMAL OPERATIONS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; RESIDENCE TIME; SECOND-ORDER REACTIONS; SIDE-REACTIONS;

BYPRODUCTS; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CRACKING (CHEMICAL); DEHYDRATION; DEWATERING; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLYCEROL; GLYCOLS; HYDROCRACKING; HYDROGEN; OPTIMIZATION; WATER CONTENT;

PROPYLENE;

EID: 53349100030     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie800300a     Document Type: Article

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