Recent developments in the partial oxidation of methane to syngas

Open Catalysis Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-28

  Al Sayari, Saleh A ^a  

^a NAJRAN UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Catalytic partial oxidation; Mechanisms; Transition metal catalysts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885587430     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1876214X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1876214X20130729001     Document Type: Article

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