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Karrer, L.

BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany

Increase polypropylene production via ultra-low levels of carbon monoxide—Case study

Hydrocarbon Processing / October 2014
Ali, B., Karrer, L., BASF; Shelar, V. P., Al-Zain, A. M., Tasnee

This case study investigates using ultra-low levels of carbon monoxide (CO) in propylene to increase polypropylene (PP) production. CO is a severe poison to catalyst systems for both Ziegler-Natta (Z-..