Conversion of the acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) mixture to hydrocarbons by catalytic dehydration

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 2116-2125

  Nahreen, Shaima ^a   Gupta, Ram B ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONE-BUTANOL-ETHANOL; CATALYTIC DEHYDRATION; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; OXYGENATED HYDROCARBON; PACKED-BED TUBULAR REACTORS; UNSATURATED HYDROCARBON CHAINS;

ACETONE; ALUMINA; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSTS; DEHYDRATION; ETHANOL; FEEDSTOCKS; FERMENTATION; FLOW RATE; HYDROCARBONS; LIQUIDS; PACKED BEDS;

MIXTURES;

EID: 84876477801     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef302080n     Document Type: Conference Paper

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