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Cover Picture: Ternary Ag/MgO‐SiO 2 Catalysts for the Conversion of Ethanol into Butadiene (ChemSusChem 6/2015)
Author(s) -
Janssens Wout,
Makshina Ekaterina V.,
Vanelderen Pieter,
De Clippel Filip,
Houthoofd Kristof,
Kerkhofs Stef,
Martens Johan A.,
Jacobs Pierre A.,
Sels Bert F.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201500080
Subject(s) - raw material , ternary operation , catalysis , 1,3 butadiene , biomass (ecology) , ethanol , natural rubber , chemical engineering , materials science , renewable fuels , renewable energy , chemistry , waste management , organic chemistry , fossil fuel , engineering , computer science , programming language , oceanography , electrical engineering , geology
The cover picture shows the cradle‐to‐cradle value chain from biomass, in this case corn starch, which is fermented to bio‐ethanol and converted by our process to butadiene. The butadiene then serves as a building block for renewable rubber tires. The latter can be recycled or incinerated and serve again as feedstock. More details on the process of direct formation of butadiene from ethanol using a silver‐loaded MgO‐SiO 2 catalyst can be found in the Full Paper by W. Janssens et al. on page 994 (DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201402894 ).