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Study on the Mechanism of Butadiene Formation from Ethanol

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An specific investigation has been carried out on the mechanism of the catalytic conversion of ethanol to 1,3-butadiene on magnesia–silica acidic–basic bifunctional catalysts. The magnesia–silica catalyst was prepared by wet-kneading and the reaction process was detected through Impulse Response and Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy. The mechanism of 1,3-butadiene formation from ethanol was demonstrated through experiment in this time, and the process was proved as follows: Firstly, ethanol was dehydrogenated to form acetaldehyde; Then condensation of acetaldehyde formed acetaldol; Then dehydration of acetaldol to croton aldehyde; Finally, ethanol was involved a second time in a hydrogen transfer reaction with croton aldehyde to form 1,3-butadiene.

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    Meixiang Gao, Zongzhang Liu, Minhua Zhang & Liu Tong

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Gao, M., Liu, Z., Zhang, M. et al. Study on the Mechanism of Butadiene Formation from Ethanol. Catal Lett 144, 2071–2079 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-014-1370-x

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