Promoter-induced morphological changes of ag catalysts for ethylene epoxidation

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 48, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 5943-5953

  Dellamorte, Joseph C ^a   Lauterbach, Jochen ^a   Barteau, Mark A ^a  

^a University of Delaware   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AG CATALYSTS; AG PARTICLES; ETHYLENE EPOXIDATION; ETHYLENE OXIDES; HIGH-THROUGHPUT; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; MORPHOLOGICAL EFFECTS; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SILVER SURFACE;

CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ETHYLENE; MORPHOLOGY; PLATINUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINTERING;

SILVER;

EID: 67650838465     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie801627k     Document Type: Article

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