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Revision of Microkinetic Approaches to the Liquid‐Phase Synthesis of Ethyl tert ‐Butyl Ether (ETBE)
Author(s) -
Schwarzer S.,
Horst C.,
Kunz U.,
Hoffmann U.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4125(200005)23:5<417::aid-ceat417>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - chemistry , liquid phase , ether , phase (matter) , organic chemistry , chemical engineering , thermodynamics , engineering , physics
The fuel ether ethyl tert ‐butyl ether (ETBE) is produced from ethanol and isobutene in liquid phase. Acid ion‐exchange resins are used as catalyst. The chemical reaction on the active sites of the solid catalyst (microkinetics) involves adsorption and desorption processes, thus leading to a Langmuir‐Hinshelwood‐Hougen‐Watson or Eley‐Rideal type approach. In this work, microkinetic approaches from the literature are compared and tested against available data and experimental data presented by the authors.