Due to the phase out of lead in all gasoline grades and the adverse health and
environmental effects of MTBE, the synthesis of higher alcohols, particularly ethanol, from …

The selective catalytic conversion of biomass-derived syngas into ethanol is
thermodynamically feasible at temperatures below roughly 350° C at 30 bar. However, if …

The anionic clays based on hydmtalcite-like compounds have found many practical
applications (see Fig. 1). The hydrotalcites have been used as such or (mainly) after …

Methanol is a major tonnage chemical, manufactured world-wide and its production is of
interest from both the industrial and academic points of view. Recent and some predicted …

Ethanol and higher alcohols have been identified as potential fuel additives or hydrogen
carriers for use in fuel cells. One method of ethanol production is catalytic conversion of …

Mixed alcohol synthesis is an important process for the production of oxygenates fuels, fuel
additives and other intermediates for chemical feedstocks via CO hydrogenation. The …

Recent literature on synthesis gas conversion to higher alcohols over Mo-based catalysts is
reviewed. Density functional theory calculations show that Mo-CO adsorption is weakened …

It has been known for many years that it is possible to produce mixtures of methanol and
higher alcohols from synthesis gas by alkali promotion of the methanol synthesis catalysts …

CeO2 nanorods supported Co–CoO x catalysts showed high selectivity for higher alcohol
synthesis (HAS) from syngas. The selectivity has found to increase with lowering the Co …

Alcohols can be used directly as fuels and fuel additives or as intermediates to form high
octane or high cetane ethers. Catalysts have been improved to synthesize the higher …