Advanced Characterization of a Ag/ZrO2/SiO2 Catalyst for the Conversion of Bio-derived Ethanol to Butadiene
EMSL Project ID
50119
Abstract
The overall objective of this study is to further investigate a recent catalyst innovation enabling the selective, single step conversion of bio-derived ethanol to butadiene. We intend to advance the technology through new catalyst concepts and better understand the mechanism through advanced characterizations. We aim to do this by addressing the following two areas:1) Understand the nature of the Ag catalytic component that facilitates the initial hydrogenation of ethanol to acetaldehyde reaction.
2) Perform catalyst characterization of the ZrO2/SiO2 catalyst to gain fundamental understanding of the catalytic structure thus selectively enabling the acetaldehyde condensation reaction that is rate-limiting.
Project Details
Start Date
2017-11-14
End Date
2018-09-30
Status
Closed
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