Issue 13, 2013
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One-step continuous process for the production of 1-butanol and 1-hexanol by catalytic conversion of bio-ethanol at its sub-/supercritical state

Hassan S. Ghaziaskarab  and  Chunbao (Charles) Xu*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Institute for Chemicals and Fuels from Alternative Resources (ICFAR), Faculty of Engineering, Western University, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5B9
E-mail: cxu6@uwo.ca
Fax: +1-519-661-4016
Tel: +1-519-661-2111 ext. 86414

b Department of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, I. R. Iran

Abstract

A one-step, easy to scale-up, continuous process was developed to catalytically convert bio-ethanol into 1-butanol and 1-hexanol as chemicals or fuels, as well as some other compounds that are also useful as biogasoline. The process is novel as it employs ethanol at its sub- and supercritical states. The reactions were performed in a continuous-flow fixed-bed tubular reactor with γ-alumina supported Ni catalysts at 135–300 °C at a weight hourly space velocity of 6.4–15.6 h−1 using neat ethanol. The process at 250 °C and 176 bar with an 8% Ni/γ-alumina catalyst led to ethanol conversion of 35%, with the highest selectivity of approximately 62% and 21% towards 1-butanol and 1-hexanol, respectively. In addition to 1-butanol and 1-hexanol, other minor biogasoline components such as butanal, and 2-pentanone, etc. were also synthesized from this process. The catalyst was found active for 18 h on stream in this study, and the regenerated catalysts retained their activities for the reactions.

Graphical abstract: One-step continuous process for the production of 1-butanol and 1-hexanol by catalytic conversion of bio-ethanol at its sub-/supercritical state

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3RA00134B
Article type
Paper
Submitted
09 Jan 2013
Accepted
14 Jan 2013
First published
17 Jan 2013

RSC Adv., 2013,3, 4271-4280

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One-step continuous process for the production of 1-butanol and 1-hexanol by catalytic conversion of bio-ethanol at its sub-/supercritical state

H. S. Ghaziaskar and C. (. Xu, RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 4271 DOI: 10.1039/C3RA00134B

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