Synthesis and characterization of phosphotungstic acid/activated carbon as a novel ultrasound oxidative desulfurization catalyst

Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 422-427

  Liu, Liyan ^a   Zhang, Yu ^a   Tan, Wei ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

activated carbon; phosphotungstic acid; ultrasound assisted oxidative desulfurization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890430688     PISSN: 20950179     EISSN: 20950187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11705-013-1353-2     Document Type: Article

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