Catalytic upgrading of ethanol to butanol over a binary catalytic system of FeNiOx and LiOH

Publication date: April 2020Source: Chinese Journal of Catalysis, Volume 41, Issue 4Author(s): Jifeng Pang, Mingyuan Zheng, Zhinuo Wang, Shimin Liu, Xinsheng Li, Xianquan Li, Junhu Wang, Tao ZhangAbstractCatalytic conversion of ethanol to butanol is vital to bridge the gap between huge amounts of ethanol production, the limited blending ratio of ethanol in gasoline, and the outstanding performance of butanol. In this work, a highly active binary catalytic system of FeNiOx and LiOH was developed for upgrading of ethanol to butanol. After 24 h reaction at 493 K, the selectivity to butanol reached 71% with>90% high carbon alcohols at 28% ethanol conversion, which was comparable to the performance of some noble metal homogeneous catalysts.Graphical AbstractA robust binary catalytic system of FeNiOx and LiOH was developed for converting ethanol to butanol, over which the butanol selectivity reached 71% with> 90% high carbon alcohols at 28% ethanol conversion.

Source: Chinese Journal of Catalysis - January 26, 2020 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research