By-products formation in the dehydrogenation of methylcyclohexane

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 2247-2257

  Usman, M R ^a   Cresswell, D L ^b   Garforth, A A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

by products formation; disproportionation; hydrodemethylation; methylcyclohexane dehydrogenation; selectivity

Indexed keywords

DISPROPORTIONATIONS; ETHYLCYCLOPENTANE; FEED COMPOSITIONS; HYDRODEMETHYLATION; HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION; METHYLCYCLOHEXANE; TOTAL PRESSURE;

BENZENE; CYCLOHEXANE;

DEHYDROGENATION;

EID: 80053150464     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: 15322459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10916466.2011.584103     Document Type: Article

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