The Decomposition of Ethanol, Propanol and Acetic Acid Chemisorbed on Magnesium Oxide.

Abstract

Adsorption of ethanol, propanol, and acetic acid on magnesium oxide powder, followed by temperature programmed thermal desorption, yielded the dehydration products ethylene, propylene, and ketene, respectively. Several experiments with ethanol chemisorbed on magnesium oxide doped with various transition metals revealed that such impurities have the effect of lowering the temperature at which ethylene is desorbed. A mechanism is proposed which accounts for dehydration under low pressure conditions and dehydrogenation under high pressure conditions. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA050254

Entities

People

  • J. Michael White
  • J. W. Rogers Jr.
  • Stephen L. Parrott

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acetic Acid
  • Acids
  • Adsorption
  • Alcohols
  • Alkenes
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Desorption
  • Electrons
  • Heat Of Activation
  • High Pressure
  • High Temperature
  • Magnesium Compounds
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Partial Pressure
  • Transition Metals

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

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  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
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