Propylene Epoxidation by O2 + H2 Over au Nanoparticles on Ti-Nanoporous Supports

Mechanisms in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Epoxidation Catalysis

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 315-338

  Joshi, Ajay M ^a   Taylor, Bradley ^a   Cumaranatunge, Lasitha ^a   Thomson, Kendall T ^a   Nicholas Delgass, W ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53188-9.00011-0     Document Type: Chapter

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