| List of Tables |
ii |
| List of Figures |
iii |
| Introduction |
1 |
| Objectives |
2 |
| Summary and Conclusions |
2 |
| Patent Situation |
3 |
| Safety |
3 |
| Regulatory Matters |
3 |
| Future Programs |
3 |
| Acknowledgments |
4 |
|
1 |
Literature Review |
4 |
|
2 |
Thermodynamics of Isobutanol Dehydration to
Isobutene |
5 |
|
3 |
Experimental |
6 |
|
4 |
Results and Discussion |
6 |
| |
4.1 |
Catalyst Screening |
6 |
| |
4.1.1 |
Temperature |
7 |
| 4.1.2 |
Pressure |
8 |
| 4.1.3 |
Gas Hourly Space Velocity |
9 |
| 4.1.4 |
Alcohol Concentration |
10 |
| 4.1.5 |
Comparison of the Alumina Dehydration Catalysts |
11 |
|
4.2 |
Controlling Isobutene Yields |
12 |
| |
4.2.1 |
Catalyst Impurities |
12 |
| 4.2.2 |
Catalyst Doping for Enhanced Isobutene Selectivity |
12 |
| 4.2.3 |
Effect of Feed Composition on the Product Spectrum |
14 |
|
4.3 |
Development of Kinetics for the Dehydration of
Isobutanol |
15 |
| |
4.3.1 |
Mass Transfer or Kinetic Limitations |
15 |
| 4.3.2 |
Effect of Water on the Dehydration of Isobutanol |
16 |
| 4.3.3 |
Development of a Power Law Rate Expression |
16 |
| References |
17 |
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Figures |
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Tables |
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