Preparation of Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalyst under microwave irradiation for slurry methanol synthesis

Frontiers of Chemical Engineering in China

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 445-451

  Fan, Hui ^a   Zheng, Huayan ^a   Li, Zhong ^a  

^a TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

aging temperature; Cu ZnO Al2O3 catalyst; methanol synthesis; microwave irradiation; precipitation temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957957208     PISSN: 16737369     EISSN: 16737474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11705-010-0521-x     Document Type: Article

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