Researchers develop efficient route for production of BTX from biomass

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By mmillikinMar 11, 2019, 8:30 am195 pts
A team at RWTH Aachen University has developed a novel route for the efficient production of BTX (aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene and three xylene isomers)—which play an essential role in the petrochemical and fine chemical industries—from bio-derived isobutyraldehyde. In a…

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