LANL team develops simple catalyst system to upgrade acetone to range of chemicals and fuels

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By mmillikinDec 12, 2016, 6:55 am332 pts
Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) have developed a simple inexpensive catalyst system (Amberlyst 15 and Ni/SiO2–Al2O3) to upgrade bio-derived acetone to provide C6, C9, and C12 aliphatic ketones, along with C9, C12, and C15 aromatic compounds. Stepwise hydrodeoxygenation of the produced…

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