Deactivation kinetics for direct dimethyl ether synthesis on a CuO-ZnO-Al2O3/γ-Al2O3 Catalyst

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 481-489

  Sierra, Irene ^a   Ereña, Javier ^a   Aguayo, Andrés T ^a   Olazar, Martin ^a   Bilbao, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COKE DEPOSITION; COMPONENT CONCENTRATION; DEACTIVATION KINETICS; DIMETHYL ETHERS; DIRECT SYNTHESIS; EFFECT OF WATER; INFLUENCE OF WATER; KINETIC MODELS; METHANOL SYNTHESIS; MODEL FIT; MOLAR RATIO; OPERATING CONDITION; REACTION MEDIUM; SPACE TIME; SYN-GAS; TIME ON STREAMS; ZNO;

ALUMINUM; CATALYSIS; COKE; ETHERS; HYDRAULICS; KINETIC THEORY; METHANOL; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARAFFINS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); SYNTHESIS GAS MANUFACTURE; SYNTHETIC FUELS; ZINC OXIDE;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 75249083914     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie900978a     Document Type: Article

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