Catalytic conversion of syngas into higher alcohols over carbide catalysts

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 4161-4172

  Christensen, Jakob M ^a   Duchstein, Linus D L ^a   Wagner, Jakob B ^a   Jensen, Peter A ^a   Temel, Burcin ^b   Jensen, Anker D ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b HALDOR TOPSØE A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY LEVELS; C-SYSTEMS; CARBIDE CATALYSTS; CARBONACEOUS DEPOSITS; CATALYTIC CONVERSION; CO HYDROGENATION; HIGHER ALCOHOLS; LOADING LEVEL; MIXED ALCOHOLS; PROMOTIONAL EFFECT; SYN-GAS;

CATALYST DEACTIVATION; CESIUM; SINTERING; SYNTHESIS GAS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

TUNGSTEN CARBIDE;

EID: 84858788684     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie2018417     Document Type: Article

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