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Yao X, Li T, Chung SH, Ruiz-Martínez J. Advances in the Catalytic Conversion of Ethanol into Nonoxygenated Added-Value Chemicals. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2406472. [PMID: 39240056 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202406472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2024] [Revised: 08/10/2024] [Indexed: 09/07/2024]
Abstract
Given that ethanol can be obtained from abundant biomass resources (e.g., crops, sugarcane, cellulose, and algae), waste, and CO2, its conversion into value-added chemicals holds promise for the sustainable production of high-demand chemical commodities. Nonoxygenated chemicals, including light olefins, 1,3-butadiene, aromatics, and gasoline, are some of the most important of these commodities, substantially contributing to modern lifestyles. Despite the industrial implementation of some ethanol-to-hydrocarbons processes, several fundamental questions and technological challenges remain unaddressed. In addition, the utilization of ethanol as an intermediate provides new opportunities for the direct valorization of CO and CO2. Herein, the recent advances in the design of ethanol conversion catalysts are summarized, providing mechanistic insights into the corresponding reactions and catalyst deactivation, and discussing the related future research directions, including the exploitation of active site proximity to achieve better synergistic effects for reactions involving ethanol.
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- Xueli Yao
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
- Chemical Engineering Program, Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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Sodium organoaluminate containing bidentate pyrrolyl ligand: Synthesis, structure, and catalytic activity for the Tishchenko reaction. J Organomet Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2021.121882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ye Y, Chen B, Li X, Ai Y, Sun J, Ni G, Qin L, Ye T. Oxidation of Bio‐Aldehyde and Bio‐Alcohol to Carboxylic Acid by Water over Modified CuZnAl Catalysts. ChemistrySelect 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202100216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Yuewen Ye
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hefei University of Technology, Hefei Anhui 230009 P.R. China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hefei University of Technology, Hefei Anhui 230009 P.R. China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hefei University of Technology, Hefei Anhui 230009 P.R. China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hefei University of Technology, Hefei Anhui 230009 P.R. China
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- Cardiff Catalysis Institution, Cardiff University Cardiff CF24 0HW UK
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hefei University of Technology, Hefei Anhui 230009 P.R. China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hefei University of Technology, Hefei Anhui 230009 P.R. China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hefei University of Technology, Hefei Anhui 230009 P.R. China
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Wen WC, Eady SC, Thompson LT. Oxide supported metal catalysts for the aldehyde water shift reaction: Elucidating roles of the admetal, support, and synergies. Catal Today 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2019.03.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Shao S, Xiang X, Li X, Zhang H, Xiao R, Cai Y. Synergy in the Selective Production of Ketone Platform Compounds from Biomass Pyrolysis Vapors over CeO2 Catalysts. Ind Eng Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b06454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Shanshan Shao
- School of Automotive and Traffic Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control, Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, P. R. China
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- School of Automotive and Traffic Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China
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- School of Automotive and Traffic Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control, Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control, Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, P. R. China
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- School of Automotive and Traffic Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China
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Dagle RA, Winkelman AD, Ramasamy KK, Lebarbier Dagle V, Weber RS. Ethanol as a Renewable Building Block for Fuels and Chemicals. Ind Eng Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b05729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Robert A. Dagle
- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
- The Gene & Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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Eagan NM, Kumbhalkar MD, Buchanan JS, Dumesic JA, Huber GW. Chemistries and processes for the conversion of ethanol into middle-distillate fuels. Nat Rev Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1038/s41570-019-0084-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Selective production of phase-separable product from a mixture of biomass-derived aqueous oxygenates. Nat Commun 2018; 9:5183. [PMID: 30518938 PMCID: PMC6281651 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07593-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Accepted: 11/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Selective conversion of an aqueous solution of mixed oxygenates produced by biomass fermentation to a value-added single product is pivotal for commercially viable biomass utilization. However, the efficiency and selectivity of the transformation remains a great challenge. Herein, we present a strategy capable of transforming ~70% of carbon in an aqueous fermentation mixture (ABE: acetone–butanol–ethanol–water) to 4-heptanone (4-HPO), catalyzed by tin-doped ceria (Sn-ceria), with a selectivity as high as 86%. Water (up to 27 wt%), detrimental to the reported catalysts for ABE conversion, was beneficial for producing 4-HPO, highlighting the feasibility of the current reaction system. In a 300 h continuous reaction over 2 wt% Sn-ceria catalyst, the average 4-HPO selectivity is maintained at 85% with 50% conversion and > 90% carbon balance. This strategy offers a route for highly efficient organic-carbon utilization, which can potentially integrate biological and chemical catalysis platforms for the robust and highly selective production of value-added chemicals. The efficiency and selectivity of the transformation process for an aqueous solution of mixed oxygenates produced by biomass fermentation remains a challenge. Here, the authors report a simple reaction for the conversion of aqueous biomass fermentation broth to a water-immiscible product efficiently and selectively.
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Ding K, He A, Zhong D, Fan L, Liu S, Wang Y, Liu Y, Chen P, Lei H, Ruan R. Improving hydrocarbon yield via catalytic fast co-pyrolysis of biomass and plastic over ceria and HZSM-5: An analytical pyrolyzer analysis. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 268:1-8. [PMID: 30064033 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.07.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Revised: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/21/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The excessive oxygen content in biomass obstructs the production of high-quality bio-oils. In this work, we developed a tandem catalytic bed (TCB) of CeO2 and HZSM-5 in an analytical pyrolyzer to enhance the hydrocarbon production from co-pyrolysis of corn stover (CS) and LDPE. Results indicated that CeO2 could remove oxygen from acids, aldehydes and methoxy phenols, producing a maximum yield of hydrocarbons of 85% and highest selectivity of monocyclic aromatics of 73% in the TCB. The addition of LDPE exhibited a near-complete elimination of oxygenates, leaving hydrocarbons as the overwhelming products. With increasing LDPE proportion, the yield of aliphatics and the selectivity of BTX kept increasing. An optimum H/Ceff of 0.7 was superior to that reported in literature. Mechanisms consisting of deoxygenation, Diels-Alder reactions, hydrocarbon pool and hydrogen transfer reactions were discussed extensively. Our findings provide an efficient method to produce high-quality biofuels from renewable biomass resources.
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- Kuan Ding
- Center for Biorefining and Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States
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- Center for Biorefining and Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States; Key Laboratory of Resource Clean Conversion in Ethnic Regions of Education Department of Yunnan, Joint Research Centre for International Cross-border Ethnic Regions Biomass Clean Utilization in Yunnan, Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming 650500, PR China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Academy of Environmental Science, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210036, China
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- Center for Biorefining and Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States; Engineering Research Center for Biomass Conversion, Ministry of Education, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China
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- Center for Biorefining and Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States
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- Engineering Research Center for Biomass Conversion, Ministry of Education, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Biomass Conversion, Ministry of Education, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China
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- Center for Biorefining and Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States
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- Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Richland, WA 99354-1671, United States
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- Center for Biorefining and Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States; Engineering Research Center for Biomass Conversion, Ministry of Education, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China.
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Li H, Riisager A, Saravanamurugan S, Pandey A, Sangwan RS, Yang S, Luque R. Carbon-Increasing Catalytic Strategies for Upgrading Biomass into Energy-Intensive Fuels and Chemicals. ACS Catal 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b02577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 211] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Hu Li
- State-Local Joint Engineering Lab for Comprehensive Utilization of Biomass, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Centre
for Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Laboratory
of Bioproduct Chemistry, Centre of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB), Mohali, Punjab 140306, India
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- CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow 226 001, India
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- Laboratory
of Bioproduct Chemistry, Centre of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB), Mohali, Punjab 140306, India
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- State-Local Joint Engineering Lab for Comprehensive Utilization of Biomass, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Departamento
de Quimica Organica, Universidad de Cordoba, Campus de Rabanales, E-14014, Cordoba, Spain
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Oliver-Tomas B, Renz M, Corma A. Ketone Formation from Carboxylic Acids by Ketonic Decarboxylation: The Exceptional Case of the Tertiary Carboxylic Acids. Chemistry 2017; 23:12900-12908. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201702680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Borja Oliver-Tomas
- Instituto de Tecnología Química; Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (UPV-CSIC); Av. de los Naranjos s/n 46022 Valencia Spain
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- Instituto de Tecnología Química; Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (UPV-CSIC); Av. de los Naranjos s/n 46022 Valencia Spain
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- Instituto de Tecnología Química; Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (UPV-CSIC); Av. de los Naranjos s/n 46022 Valencia Spain
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Oliver-Tomas B, Renz M, Corma A. High Quality Biowaxes from Fatty Acids and Fatty Esters: Catalyst and Reaction Mechanism for Accompanying Reactions. Ind Eng Chem Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b01794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Borja Oliver-Tomas
- Instituto de Tecnología
Química, Universitat Politècnica de València−Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (UPV - CSIC), Av. de
los Naranjos s/n, E-46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Tecnología
Química, Universitat Politècnica de València−Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (UPV - CSIC), Av. de
los Naranjos s/n, E-46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Tecnología
Química, Universitat Politècnica de València−Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (UPV - CSIC), Av. de
los Naranjos s/n, E-46022 Valencia, Spain
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Wu L, Mascal M, Farmer TJ, Arnaud SP, Wong Chang M. Electrochemical Coupling of Biomass-Derived Acids: New C 8 Platforms for Renewable Polymers and Fuels. CHEMSUSCHEM 2017; 10:166-170. [PMID: 27873475 PMCID: PMC5324636 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201601271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2016] [Revised: 11/01/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Electrolysis of biomass-derived carbonyl compounds is an alternative to condensation chemistry for supplying products with chain length >C6 for biofuels and renewable materials production. Kolbe coupling of biomass-derived levulinic acid is used to obtain 2,7-octanedione, a new platform molecule only two low process-intensity steps removed from raw biomass. Hydrogenation to 2,7-octanediol provides a chiral secondary diol largely unknown to polymer chemistry, whereas intramolecular aldol condensation followed by hydrogenation yields branched cycloalkanes suitable for use as high-octane, cellulosic gasoline. Analogous electrolysis of an itaconic acid-derived methylsuccinic monoester yields a chiral 2,5-dimethyladipic acid diester, another underutilized monomer owing to lack of availability.
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- Linglin Wu
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of California Davis1 Shields AvenueDavisCA95616USA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of California Davis1 Shields AvenueDavisCA95616USA
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- Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Department of ChemistryUniversity of YorkHeslingtonYorkYO10 5DDUK
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- Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Department of ChemistryUniversity of YorkHeslingtonYorkYO10 5DDUK
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Xiang N, Xu P, Ran N, Ye T. Production of acetic acid from ethanol over CuCr catalysts via dehydrogenation-(aldehyde–water shift) reaction. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra05922a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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An oxidant-free route for the production of acetic acid from ethanol.
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- Ning Xiang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Hefei University of Technology
- Xuancheng
- PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Hefei University of Technology
- Xuancheng
- PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Hefei University of Technology
- Xuancheng
- PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Hefei University of Technology
- Xuancheng
- PR China
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