Supported carbon nanotubes on SiO2 spheres as robust monolithic catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene

Xinxing Tan Cailiao/New Carbon Materials

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 336-341

  Yuan, Hua ^a   Liu, Hong Yang ^a   Diao, Jiang Yong ^a   Gu, Xian Mo ^a   Su, Dang Sheng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Dehydrogenation; Ethylbenzene; Heterogeneous catalysis; Monoliths

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DEHYDROGENATION; ETHYLBENZENE; MASS TRANSFER; SILICA; SPHERES; STYRENE; YARN;

DEHYDROGENATION OF ETHYLBENZENES; FIXED BED REACTOR; FIXED-BED REACTORS; HIGH MECHANICAL STRENGTH; MONOLITH; MONOLITHIC CATALYSTS; OXIDATIVE DEHYDROGENATIONS; PERFORMANCE; SYNTHESISED;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84889264412     PISSN: 20971605     EISSN: 18725805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1872-5805(13)60086-4     Document Type: Article

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