Production of organic (carboxylic) acids from coals through liquid-phase oxidation of coals: New route for utilizing low-rank coals

Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 109-113

  Ike, I S ^a   Udeh, B C ^b   Aneke, L E ^a   Oyoh, K B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Conversion; Liquid phase; Low rank coals; Nigeria; Organic acids; Oxidation of coals

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953890330     PISSN: 1816949X     EISSN: 18187803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jeasci.2011.109.113     Document Type: Article

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