The Epoxidation of Propene Over Gold Nanoparticle Catalysts

Mechanisms in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Epoxidation Catalysis

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 339-354

  Nijhuis, T Alexander ^a   Sacaliuc, Elena ^b   Weckhuysen, Bert M ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 67649158946     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53188-9.00012-2     Document Type: Chapter

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