Effect of Alkali-Metal Promoters on Selective Conversion of Ethanol into 1, 3-Butadiene over Silica Supported Zno-ZrO2 Catalyst

Patil, Pratap

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Ballroom B (Lawrence Convention Center)

Pratap Patil, Yan Liu, Jie Chang and Armando Borgna, Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, Singapore.

The alkali-metal promoters have significantly improved the 1, 3-Butadiene (1,3-BD) selectivity in ethanol conversion over silica supported Zno-ZrO₂ catalyst. This improvement in 1,3-BD selectivity is attributed to the poisoning of acidic sites responsible for ethanol dehydration into ethylene.

Extended Abstracts:

NAM-24 Abstract Pratap_R.pdf (20.4KB) - Extended Abstract

P-W-B-155 Effect of Alkali-Metal Promoters on Selective Conversion of Ethanol into 1, 3-Butadiene over Silica Supported Zno-ZrO2 Catalyst