Kinetics of gas phase synthesis of ethyl-tert-butyl ether (ETBE) on Wells-Dawson catalyst

Micek-Ilnicka, A

HERO ID

1144489

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Journal Article

Year

2006

Language

English

HERO ID 1144489
In Press No
Year 2006
Title Kinetics of gas phase synthesis of ethyl-tert-butyl ether (ETBE) on Wells-Dawson catalyst
Authors Micek-Ilnicka, A
Journal Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical
Volume 260
Issue 1-2
Page Numbers 170-178
Abstract Mechanism and kinetics of gasphase synthesis of ethyl-tert-butyl ether (ETBE) over Wells-Dawson heteropolyacid H6P2W18O62 in an anhydrous system have been discussed. The rates of ETBE synthesis were measured in a differential reactor for ethanol-isobutene system, far from the limitation by chemical equilibrium. In the pressure range studied, kinetic measurements show that isobutene has an enhancing effect on the reaction while ethanol has an inhibitory one. Catalytic and sorption experiments allowed to formulate the mechanism of ETBE synthesis which assumed isobutene adsorption and oligomerization at the surface of heteropolyacid crystallites and the formation of carbocation using protons sulied from the bulk of catalyst. Kinetic equations were deduced indicating that it is the concentration of protons forming inter-anionic bonds between heteropolyacid anions which determines the catalytic activity of heteropolyacid. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Doi 10.1016/j.molcata.2006.07.015
Url http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1381116906010077
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Language Text English
Keyword ETBE; Wells-Dawson; heteropolyacid; ethanol; isobutene
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