Selective gas-phase conversion of glycerol to acetol over promoted zirconia solid acid catalysts

Open Catalysis Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-87

  Raju, Gangadhara ^a   Reddy, Padigapati S ^a   Reddy, Benjaram M ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Acetol; Acrolein; Glycerol; Promoted zirconia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857873818     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1876214X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1876214x01104010083     Document Type: Article

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