Propylene Epoxidation Via Shell's Smpo Process: 30 Years of Research and Operation

Mechanisms in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Epoxidation Catalysis

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 355-371

  Buijink, J K F ^a   Lange, Jean Paul ^a   Bos, A N R ^a   Horton, A D ^a   Niele, F G M ^a  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

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EID: 67649608290     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53188-9.00013-4     Document Type: Chapter

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