In situ infrared spectroscopic study of the reaction pathway of the direct synthesis of n-butanol from ethanol over MgAl mixed-oxide catalysts

Role of Calcination Temperature on the Hydrotalcite Derived MgO–Al2O3 in Converting Ethanol to Butanol

“…A basic oxide material, such as magnesium oxide (MgO), is used as catalyst for the ethanol condensation reaction [9]. The conversion of ethanol to 1-butanol occurs via a complex network of reaction mechanisms that require bi-functional acid-base catalytic materials for an increased activity [10,11]. The hydrotalcite [Mg 6 Al 2 (CO 3 )(OH) 16 Á4H 2 O] derived magnesium-alumina mixed oxide (MgO-Al 2 O 3 ) catalyst is identified as one of the efficient catalytic materials for converting ethanol to butanol.…”

The role of m-ZrO2 in the selective oxidation of ethanol to acetic acid employing PdO/m-ZrO2

“…It can generate many different chemicals, including ethyl acetate [1][2][3][4], 1-butanol [5,6], acetone [7], propene [8], isobutene [9], 1,3 butadiene [10] in a one-pot reaction employing multifunctional catalysts.…”

Effect of precursor synthesis on the physicochemical properties of Zn–Mg–Al mixed oxides

“…A prominent potential field for the use of such materials is in catalysis (Carvalho et al, 2013;Yadav and Fernandes, 2013;Abdollahifar et al, 2014;Chen et al, 2014;Răciulete et al, 2014;Shahadat Hussain and Tatarchuk, 2014), where they can be used either as catalysts or catalyst supports. Mixed oxides may be obtained by decomposition of LDH at temperatures higher than 400°C.…”