Investigations into the conversion of ethanol to 1,3-butadiene using MgO: SiO2 supported catalysts

Marek Lewandowski; Gowri S. Babu; Massimiliano Vezzoli; Matthew D. Jones; Rhodri E. Owen; Davide Mattia; Pawel Plucinski; Ewelina Mikolajska; Agnieska Ochenduszko; David C. Apperley

doi:10.1016/j.catcom.2014.02.003

Investigations into the conversion of ethanol to 1,3-butadiene using MgO: SiO₂supported catalysts

Marek Lewandowski
, Gowri S. Babu
, Massimiliano Vezzoli
, Matthew D. Jones
, Rhodri E. Owen
, Davide Mattia
, Pawel Plucinski
, Ewelina Mikolajska
, Agnieska Ochenduszko
, David C. Apperley

Synthos S.A.
Durham University

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Abstract

We report the applicability of ZrO/ZnO impregnated onto a variety of MgO:SiO materials as heterogeneous catalysts for the conversion of ethanol to 1,3-butadiene. The selectivity to 1,3-butadiene is affected by the ratio of the basic MgO to the acidic SiO, with higher selectivities being observed as the mole fraction of MgO increases. The catalysts have been characterised by SEM, XPS, pXRD, BET surface area measurements and Si solid-state NMR spectroscopy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	25-28
Number of pages	4
Journal	Catalysis Communications
Volume	49
Early online date	8 Feb 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catcom.2014.02.003
Publication status	Published - 5 Apr 2014

Keywords

Heterogeneous catalysts
Ethanol
1,3-butadiene
Supported catalysts

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