Acid-catalyzed isomerization of tetrahydrotricyclopentadiene: Synthesis of high-energy-density liquid fuel

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2383-2388

  Wang, Lei ^a   Zhang, Xiangwen ^a   Zou, Ji Jun ^a   Han, Hong ^a   Li, Yunhua ^a   Wang, Li ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID-CATALYZED ISOMERIZATION; CATALYTIC ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION OF; CYCLOPROPYL; DICHLOROETHANE; EQUILIBRIUM CONVERSION; FREEZING POINT; HEAT OF REACTION; HIGH ENERGY; HIGH ENERGY DENSITIES; PSEUDO-FIRST-ORDER; QUANTUM COMPUTATION; REACTION CONDITIONS;

COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ISOMERIZATION; LIQUID FUELS; LIQUIDS; QUANTUM COMPUTERS;

ISOMERS;

EID: 66149182660     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef801139h     Document Type: Article

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