Journal article
Direct Conversion of Bio-ethanol to Isobutene on Nanosized ZnxZryOz Mixed Oxides with Balanced Acid–Base Sites
Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.133(29), pp.11096-11099
06/17/2011
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/114980
PMID: 21682296
Abstract
Bio-mass conversion has attracted increasing research interests to produce bio-fuels with bio-ethanol being a major product. Development of advanced processes to further upgrade bio-ethanol to other value added fuels or chemicals are pivotal to improving the economics of biomass conversion and deversifying the utilization of biomass resources. In this paper, for the first time, we report the direct conversion of bio-ethanol to isobutene with high yield (~83%) on a multifunctional ZnxZryOz mixed oxide with a dedicated balance of surface acid-base properties. This work illustrates the significance of rational design of a multifunctional mixed oxide catalyst for one step bio-ethanol conversion to a value-added intermediate, isobutene, for chemical and fuel production. This work was supported by the US Department of Energy Basic Energy Sciences' Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is operated by Battelle for the US Department of Energy.
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- Title
- Direct Conversion of Bio-ethanol to Isobutene on Nanosized ZnxZryOz Mixed Oxides with Balanced Acid–Base Sites
- Creators
- Junming SunKake ZhuFeng GaoChong M WangJun LiuCharles HF PedenYong Wang
- Publication Details
- Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.133(29), pp.11096-11099
- Academic Unit
- Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, School of
- Publisher
- United States
- Identifiers
- 99900547977601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article