Xylene isomerization kinetic over acid-functionalized silicalite-1 catalytic membranes: Experimental and modeling studies

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 157, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 579-589

  Yeong, Yin Fong ^a   Abdullah, Ahmad Zuhairi ^a   Ahmad, Abdul Latif ^a   Bhatia, Subhash ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acid functionalized silicalite 1 membrane; Activation energy; Catalytic activity; Kinetic modeling; m Xylene isomerization; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC ACTIVITY; FUNCTIONALIZED; KINETIC MODELING; M-XYLENE; SILICALITE-1 MEMBRANE;

ACIDS; ACTIVATION ENERGY; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; ISOMERIZATION; ISOMERS; REACTION RATES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICATE MINERALS; TEMPERATURE PROGRAMMED DESORPTION; TERNARY SYSTEMS; XYLENE;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 76549130351     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.01.022     Document Type: Article

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