Liquid-phase guard bed for removal of synthesis gas contaminants

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 47, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 7027-7030

  Quinn, Robert ^a   Toseland, Bernard A ^a  

^a AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS CONTAMINANTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIQUID-PHASE; METHANOL SYNTHESIS; OPERATING TEMPERATURES; RESIDENCE TIME; SPENT CATALYSTS;

CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYST POISONING; HYDROGEN; METHANOL; SYNTHESIS GAS; SYNTHESIS GAS MANUFACTURE;

CATALYSIS;

EID: 53349107537     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie8003418     Document Type: Article

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