Theoretical study of the side reactions of the catalytic conversion of ethanol to butadiene on metal oxide catalysts

Side reactions of the ethanol-to-butadiene conversion catalyzed by MgO or ZnO were analyzed by density functional theory. We examined acetaldehyde disproportion to generate ethyl acetate, the hydrolysis of ethyl acetate to acetic acid, and the ketonization of acetic acid to generate acetone and CO2....

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Main Authors: Megumi Kayanuma, Yu Shinke, Tomohisa Miyazawa, Tadahiro Fujitani, Yoong-Kee Choe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Catalysis Communications
Subjects:
DFT
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1566736720303150