Short contact time catalytic partial oxidation (SCT-CPO) for synthesis gas processes and olefins production

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 52, Issue 48, 2013, Pages 17023-17037

  Basini, Luca Eugenio ^a   Guarinoni, Alessandra ^a  

^a ENI S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAMELESS COMBUSTION; FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS; OXIDATION PROCESS; SHORT CONTACT TIME; SHORT CONTACT TIME-CATALYTIC PARTIAL OXIDATION; TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION;

POROUS MATERIALS; SYNTHESIS GAS;

OLEFINS;

EID: 84889780546     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie402463m     Document Type: Article

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