Continuous hydroxyalkylation of p-cresol to 2,2″-methylenebis(4-methylphenol) in a fixed bed reactor

Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 782-787

  Garade, Ajit C ^a   Hengne, Amol M ^a   Deshpande, Tushar N ^a   Shaligram, Sayali V ^a   Shirai, Masayuki ^b   Rode, Chandrashekhar V ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acidity; Continuous hydroxyalkylation; Formaldehyde; Montmorillonite KSF 0; P Cresol

Indexed keywords

4-METHYLPHENOL; ACTIVITY RESULTS; CATALYST CONCENTRATION; CATALYTIC ACTIVITY; CONTINUOUS HYDROXYALKYLATION; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; FIXED BED REACTOR; HYDROXYALKYLATION; MEASUREMENT-BASED; MINERAL ACID; MOLE RATIO; MONTMORILLONITE KSF/0; P-CRESOL; REACTION PARAMETERS; SOLID ACID; SOLID ACID CATALYSTS;

ACIDS; BATCH REACTORS; CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CLAY MINERALS; DAMS; FORMALDEHYDE; SILICATE MINERALS;

CATALYST SELECTIVITY;

EID: 70350270367     PISSN: 00219592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/jcej.09we123     Document Type: Article

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