Enhancement of Au/AC acetylene hydrochlorination catalyst activity and stability via nitrogen-modified activated carbon support

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 262, Issue , 2015, Pages 1152-1160

  Zhao, Jia ^a   Xu, Jiangtao ^a   Xu, Jinhui ^a   Zhang, Tongtong ^a   Di, Xiaoxia ^a   Ni, Jun ^a   Li, Xiaonian ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Acetylene hydrochlorination; Au AC; Nitrogen modified; Urea

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; CATALYST SUPPORTS; CATALYSTS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GAS ADSORPTION; LIGHTING; METABOLISM; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; UREA;

ACETYLENE HYDROCHLORINATION; CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; CATALYTIC STABILITY; GAS HOURLY SPACE VELOCITIES; MODIFIED ACTIVATED CARBONS; PREPARATION PROCESS; STABLE PERFORMANCE; THERMAL PRE-TREATMENT;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 84910000525     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.10.071     Document Type: Article

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