O-Tu-Fre-12 Ethanol as a Platform Molecule: The Generation of Acetone from Ethanol

Tuesday, June 4, 2013: 2:50 PM
French (Galt House Hotel)
Clarissa Perdomo Rodrigues, Camila G. Silva, Amanda F. Pinheiro, Priscila da Costa Zonetti, Alexandre Barros Gaspar and Lucia Gorenstin Appel, Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia, Brazil.
Ethanol is a platform molecule which can generate chemicals employing one-pot processes and multifunctional catalysts. The synthesis of acetone is a good example of these processes. The Ce0.75Zr0.25O2 mixed oxide is a promising component of catalysts for the generation of acetone from ethanol.

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