A new nano-(2Li2O/MgO) catalyst/porous alpha-alumina composite for the oxidative coupling of methane reaction

AIChE Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 717-728

  Fallah, Behrooz ^a   Falamaki, Cavus ^a,b  

^a MATERIALS AND ENERGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Iran)

^b AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Al2O3; Li2O MgO; Nanocatalyst; Nanoemulsion; Oxidative coupling of methane

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA COMPOSITES; CATALYST PARTICLES; CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; CROSS FLOWS; EFFICIENT CATALYSTS; INTERNAL SURFACES; NANO-CATALYST; NANO-SIZED; NANOEMULSION; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; OPTIMUM PROCESS CONDITIONS; OXIDATIVE COUPLING OF METHANE; OXYGEN GAS; POROUS SUPPORT; REACTION TEMPERATURE;

ALUMINUM; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; ETHYLENE; NANORODS; OXYGEN;

METHANE;

EID: 76749139550     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12018     Document Type: Article

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