Catalytic vapor phase epoxidation of propene with nitrous oxide as an oxidant: Investigations on catalyst composition and reaction conditions

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2624-2637

  Thömmes, Thomas ^a   Gräf, Ingo ^a   Reitzmann, Andreas ^b   Kraushaar Czarnetzki, Bettina ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b SÜD CHEMIE AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE CENTER; ALKALI PROMOTERS; CALCINATION TEMPERATURE; CARBONACEOUS DEPOSITS; CATALYST COMPOSITION; CATALYST PERFORMANCE; FIXED BED REACTOR; KINETIC MEASUREMENT; MAXIMUM SELECTIVITY; MOLAR RATIO; NITROUS OXIDE; PRODUCT STABILITY; PROPYLENE OXIDE; REACTION CONDITIONS; REACTION TEMPERATURE; RESIDENCE TIME; SURFACE ACIDITY; VAPOR PHASE;

ANESTHETICS; CALCINATION; CESIUM; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DEPOSITS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PROPYLENE; REACTION RATES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; VAPORS;

CATALYST SELECTIVITY;

EID: 77949399172     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie901342t     Document Type: Article

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