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Supercritical Water Gasification of Municipal Sludge: A Novel Approach to Waste Treatment and Energy Recovery

Synthetic manganese oxide octahedral molecular sieves, e.g., OMS-1 and OMS-2, are employed as acid-base catalysts in a variety of acid-base organic conversion reactions.

Manganese oxide octahedral molecular sieve as acid-base catalyst

Higher ketones are prepared by contacting, under suitable reaction conditions, a feed stream comprising (a) a primary alcohol of 2-6 carbon atoms per molecule (preferably ethanol, 1-propanol or 1-butanol) and (b) carbon monoxide with a catalyst composition containing copper oxide, zinc oxide and, optionally, alumina.

Synthesis of ketones from alcohols

Conversion of alcohol to organic compounds which comprises contacting the alcohol with a heterogeneous catalyst composition comprising crystalline Cu2-X Cry Al6-y B4 O17 Mm M'n where M is a divalent metal, M' is a monovalent metal, m is a number in a range from 0 to 0.8, n is a number in a range from 0 to 1.6, X is a number in a range from 0 to 10 0.8 and is equal to the sum of m and n/2, and y is a number in a range from 0.01 to 3, having a characteristic X-ray diffraction pattern.

Alcohol conversion using copper chromium aluminum borate catalysis

A process for the production of methyl ethyl ketone by means of oxidative dehydrogenation of secondary butyl alcohol using an amorphous copper-silica catalyst prepared by a sol-gel route, in which an alkoxide or other suitable salt or complex of copper is reacted with an alkoxide of silicon in the absence of base, but in the presence of water or an alcohol; the resultant product is dried and calcined.

Process for the preparation of methyl ethyl ketone from secondary butyl alcohol using an improved copper silica catalyst

Secondary butyl alcohol is dehydrogenated to methyl ethyl ketone by contact with a catalyst having improved selectivity and activity which comprises a mixture of copper, zinc and chromium supported on an alpha alumina carrier.

Methyl ethyl ketone process

Isopropyl alcohol is dehydrogenated to acetone by contact with a catalyst having improved selectivity and activity which comprises a mixture of copper, zinc and chromium supported on an alpha alumina carrier.

James D. Richardson

Papers

Methyl ethyl ketone process

Conversion of isopropyl alcohol to acetone