Direct syngas to DME as a clean fuel: The beneficial use of ultrasound for the preparation of CuO-ZnO-Al2O3/HZSM-5 nanocatalyst

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1111-1122

  Khoshbin, Reza ^a   Haghighi, Mohammad ^a  

^a SAHAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Co precipitation; DME; HZSM 5; Syngas; Ultrasound; ZnO CuO Al2O3

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; DIRECT CONVERSION; DME; H-ZSM-5; METHANOL DEHYDRATION; SYN-GAS; ULTRASOUND ENERGY; ZNO-CUO-AL2O3;

ALUMINUM; CATALYST ACTIVITY; FUELS; LASERS; MIXING; SYNTHESIS GAS; ZINC OXIDE;

ULTRASONICS;

EID: 84878195354     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2012.11.017     Document Type: Article

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