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Processes of Propene Production from Ethanol: Catalysts, Reaction Pathways and Thermodynamic Aspects: A Review

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Reaction pathways of catalytic conversion of ethanol into propene are considered. It is shown that the highest propene yield is achieved over catalysts that direct the process in the following reaction pathway: ethanol → acetaldehyde → acetone → propene. A new promising propene production method that involves a two-stage process is discussed; ethanol is converted into acetone in the first stage while acetone is converted into propene in the second stage.

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    Y. I. Pyatnitsky, L. M. Senchylo, L. Yu. Dolgikh & P. E. Strizhak

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Translated from Teoretychna ta Eksperymentalna Khimiya, Vol. 58, No. 1, pp. 14-24, January-February, 2022.

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Pyatnitsky, Y.I., Senchylo, L.M., Dolgikh, L.Y. et al. Processes of Propene Production from Ethanol: Catalysts, Reaction Pathways and Thermodynamic Aspects: A Review. Theor Exp Chem 58, 15–28 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11237-022-09717-6

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