Catalytic dehydration of bio-butanol to butenes over rare earth solid catalysts

• Main Author: Yeong, Wei Yean.
• Other Authors: Wang Xin (SCBE)
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering::Fuel
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/40136
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

With the depletion of non-renewable fossil fuel and increase in greenhouse gas emission, novel technologies have been explored towards converting bio-alcohols synthesized from renewable sources to produce invaluable chemical intermediates. The goal of this project focused on the development of ra...