Upon addition of gold to silicalite-1 pellets (a MFI-type zeolite), the vapor phase oxidation of ethanol could be addressed to acetaldehyde or acetic acid formation. By optimizing the catalyst composition and reaction conditions, the conversion of ethanol could be tuned to acetaldehyde with 97% selectivity at 71% conversion or to acetic acid with 78% selectivity at total conversion. Considering that unloaded silicalite-1 was found to catalyze the dehydration of ethanol to diethylether or ethene, a green approach for the integrated production of four important chemicals is herein presented. This is based on renewable ethanol as a reagent and a modular catalytic process.
Clean transformation of ethanol to useful chemicals : the behavior of a gold-modified silicalite catalyst / E. Falletta, M. Rossi, J.H. Teles, C. Della Pina. - In: MOLECULES. - ISSN 1420-3049. - 21:3(2016 Mar 19), pp. 379.1-379.12.
Titolo: | Clean transformation of ethanol to useful chemicals : the behavior of a gold-modified silicalite catalyst |
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Parole Chiave: | acetaldehyde; acetic acid; catalysis; ethanol; gold |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore CHIM/03 - Chimica Generale e Inorganica Settore CHIM/06 - Chimica Organica Settore CHIM/04 - Chimica Industriale |
Data di pubblicazione: | 19-mar-2016 |
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Tipologia: | Article (author) |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules21030379 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su periodico |
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