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Influence of Copper and Silver on Catalytic Performance of MgO–SiO2 System for 1,3-Butadiene Production from Aqueous Ethanol

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The promoting effect of copper and silver on catalytic performance of MgO–SiO2 oxide systems for ethanol-to-butadiene (ETB) process has been studied with an aqueous ethanol as a feed. The relationship between acid–base characteristics and catalytic properties of (Cu, Ag)/MgO–SiO2 modified systems in ETB-process is discussed and the differences in the effects of copper and silver are shown based on the measurements of temperature-programmed surface reaction of ethanol. The modification of MgO–SiO2 with copper and silver contributes to a significant increase in 1,3-butadiene yield, as well as the yields of ethylene, butenes and residual intermediate product, acetaldehyde. This is caused by the formation of active sites for ethanol dehydrogenation and [Mg–O–Cu(Ag)] acid–base sites for the reactions of aldol-croton condensation of acetaldehyde with the formation of 1,3-butadiene and butenes, as well as ethanol dehydration.

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This work was financially supported by the programs of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine KPKVK 6541230 “Support for the development of priority areas of scientific research” (0120U101212), KPKVK 6541030 “New functional substances and materials of chemical production” (0119U101562) and “Influence of structural dimensional and acid-base characteristics of Cu (Zn, Ag)/La (Zr)–SiO2, CuNi/Mg (Ce)–Al2O3 catalysts on their functional properties in the conversion of bioethanol into valuable products” (0119U102378). P.I. Kyriienko and D.Yu. Balakin thank CERIC-ERIC Consortium for support in execution of the researches by XPS at Charles University (Proposal 20172060).

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    Pavlo I. Kyriienko, Olga V. Larina, Sergiy O. Soloviev & Svitlana M. Orlyk

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Kyriienko, P.I., Larina, O.V., Balakin, D.Y. et al. Influence of Copper and Silver on Catalytic Performance of MgO–SiO2 System for 1,3-Butadiene Production from Aqueous Ethanol. Catal Lett 152, 921–930 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-021-03704-7

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