Feasibility Study on the Etherification of Fermentative-Produced Isobutylene to Fully Renewable Ethyl <em>Tert</em>-Butyl Ether (ETBE)

Feasibility Study on the Etherification of Fermentative-Produced Isobutylene to Fully Renewable Ethyl <em>Tert</em>-Butyl Ether (ETBE)

This work evaluates the direct etherification of bio-sourced isobutylene with ethanol forming fully renewable ethyl <i>tert</i>-butyl ether (ETBE). Challenge was the use of the fermentative produced substrate in a solvent-free catalysis using the acidic ion exchanger Amberlyst-15. CO<...

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Main Authors: Maik Tretbar, Thomsen Witzel, Anika Hauffe, Ulrike Junghans, Aleš Bulc, Daniela Pufky-Heinrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:Catalysts
Subjects:
ethyl <i>tert</i>-butyl ether (ETBE)
biofuel additive
bio-sourced isobutylene
etherification
Amberlyst-15
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/8/11/514

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