Experimental study and model of reaction kinetics of heterogeneously catalyzed methylal synthesis

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 696-703

  Drunsel, Jan Oliver ^a   Renner, Mario ^b   Hasse, Hans ^a  

^a University of Koblenz Landau   (Germany)

^b Ineos Manufacturing Scotland Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetals; Formaldehyde; Methylal; Reaction kinetics

Indexed keywords

ACETALS; ACTIVITY-BASED; AMBERLYST-15; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FORMALDEHYDE SOLUTIONS; METHANOLIC SOLUTION; METHYLAL; PLUG FLOW REACTOR; PROCESS SIMULATIONS; REACTION KINETIC MODELS; ROHM AND HAAS;

ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; CATALYSIS; FORMALDEHYDE; KINETICS; OLIGOMERIZATION; OLIGOMERS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA;

REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 84860482795     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2011.09.014     Document Type: Article

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