KAUST team seeks improved catalysts for Lebedev ethanol-to-butadiene process for renewable rubber

Green Car Congress
By mmillikinApr 21, 2023, 9:00 am156 pts
Butadiene, an essential component of synthetic rubber, is currently produced by the petrochemical industry from fossil reserves. Butadiene can also be produced from ethanol by one of two primary methods: Lebedev, which converts ethanol over one catalyst in one reactor, and Ostromisslensky, which converts a…

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