ES2179420T3 - Sistema catalitico. - Google Patents

Sistema catalitico.

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ES2179420T3
ES2179420T3 ES98200533T ES98200533T ES2179420T3 ES 2179420 T3 ES2179420 T3 ES 2179420T3 ES 98200533 T ES98200533 T ES 98200533T ES 98200533 T ES98200533 T ES 98200533T ES 2179420 T3 ES2179420 T3 ES 2179420T3
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hydrogen
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metal oxide
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Barry Martin Maunders
Stephen Roy Partington
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Abstract

UN AGENTE DE RETENCION DE HIDROGENO QUE CONTIENE UN OXIDO METALICO REDUCIBLE O UN ADSORBEDOR DE HIDROGENO, TENIENDO DICHO AGENTE UN REVESTIMIENTO POROSO.
ES98200533T 1992-09-04 1993-09-01 Sistema catalitico. Expired - Lifetime ES2179420T3 (es)

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GB929218823A GB9218823D0 (en) 1992-09-04 1992-09-04 Dehydrogenation process

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ES2179420T3 true ES2179420T3 (es) 2003-01-16

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ES98200533T Expired - Lifetime ES2179420T3 (es) 1992-09-04 1993-09-01 Sistema catalitico.
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EP (2) EP0846745B1 (es)
JP (1) JP3434512B2 (es)
AU (1) AU666778B2 (es)
CA (1) CA2136440C (es)
DE (2) DE69332050T2 (es)
ES (2) ES2179420T3 (es)
GB (1) GB9218823D0 (es)
MY (1) MY112234A (es)
NO (1) NO308946B1 (es)
NZ (1) NZ255500A (es)
WO (1) WO1994005608A1 (es)

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AU666778B2 (en) 1996-02-22
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NO944850L (no) 1994-12-14
JP3434512B2 (ja) 2003-08-11
NZ255500A (en) 1996-08-27
WO1994005608A1 (en) 1994-03-17
US5550309A (en) 1996-08-27
EP0658154A1 (en) 1995-06-21
DE69332050D1 (de) 2002-07-25
NO308946B1 (no) 2000-11-20
EP0658154B1 (en) 1998-11-11
CA2136440C (en) 2004-01-13
GB9218823D0 (en) 1992-10-21
DE69322091T2 (de) 1999-04-01
CA2136440A1 (en) 1994-03-17
JPH08501094A (ja) 1996-02-06
DE69332050T2 (de) 2002-12-19
MY112234A (en) 2001-05-31
EP0846745B1 (en) 2002-06-19
EP0846745A1 (en) 1998-06-10
ES2123664T3 (es) 1999-01-16
DE69322091D1 (de) 1998-12-17

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