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Conversion of Ethanol into Polyolefin Building Blocks: Reaction Pathways on Nickel Ion‐loaded Mesoporous Silica
Author(s) -
Iwamoto Masakazu,
Kasai Kouji,
Haishi Teruki
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201100168
Subject(s) - polyolefin , acetaldehyde , propene , ethanol , diethyl ether , mesoporous material , nickel , chemistry , olefin fiber , organic chemistry , catalysis , mesoporous silica , chemical engineering , materials science , layer (electronics) , engineering
Ethanol to olefins: Very fast, selective, and stable formation of ethene, propene, and butenes from ethanol is achieved on Ni‐MCM‐41 at 573–723 K, without deactivation. Two reaction pathways via diethyl ether and acetaldehyde are suggested. The results are relevant for the possible use of bioethanol as a renewable material for the production of plastics.