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Total Authors: 3
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| Affiliation: | [1] Fed Univ Sao Carlos UFSCar, Dept Chem, BR-13565 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
[2] Fed Univ Sao Carlos UFSCar, Dept Chem Engn, BR-13565 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
[3] State Univ Campinas UNICAMP, Inst Chem, BR-13084 Campinas, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
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| Document type: | Review article |
| Source: | Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society; v. 25, n. 12, SI, p. 2229-2243, DEC 2014. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 36 |
| Abstract | |
Brazil and the USA are the major bioethanol producers in the world, and the main application of this alcohol is as fuel. Since Brazilian ethanol is the cheapest in the world, there is a crescent interest in its use as a building block for biorefineries. Bioethanol can be used for the direct production of drop-in chemicals, such as ethylene, propylene, 1,3-butadiene and larger hydrocarbons, as well as for the production of oxygenated molecules, such as 1-butanol, ethyl acetate, acetaldehyde, and acetic acid. In this critical review, the development of heterogeneous catalysts for the conversion of ethanol into these commodity chemicals will be discussed. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/15861-1 - Conversion of Ethanol to Ethyl Acetate Using Gold-based Bifunctional Catalysts |
| Grantee: | Jean Marcel Ribeiro Gallo |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral |