The effects of synthesis operation conditions on the properties of modified γ-alumina nanocatalysts in methanol dehydration to dimethyl ether using factorial experimental design

Fuel

Volumn 139, Issue , 2015, Pages 40-50

  Yaripour, Fereydoon ^a   Shariatinia, Zahra ^a   Sahebdelfar, Saeed ^b   Irandoukht, Akbar ^c  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b NATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY   (Iran)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM INDUSTRY RIPI   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dimethyl ether; Factorial experimental design; Methanol dehydration; Modification; Al2O3nanocatalyst

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DEHYDRATION; DESIGN; ETHERS; METHANOL; MIXING; NANOCATALYSTS; PARTICLE SIZE; PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SILICA; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; STATISTICS;

DEHYDRATION OF METHANOL; DIMETHYL ETHERS; FACTORIAL EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FRACTIONAL FACTORIAL EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; METHANOL DEHYDRATION; MODIFICATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PREPARATION PARAMETERS;

FUELS;

EID: 84907221056     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2014.08.029     Document Type: Article

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