Executive Summary

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Contract Objectives and Tasks

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Summary of Activities

3.

Status, Accomplishments, Results

Task 1:

Project Work Plan

Task 2:

Catalyst Synthesis

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Task 3:

Catalyst Evaluation in Laboratory Scale Reactors

Isotopic Tracer and Kinetic Studies of Alcohol Coupling Reactions

Start-up of Catalytic Microreactor Unit (CMRU)

Isobutanol Synthesis Studies on Cs/Cu/ZnO BASF Catalyst in CMRU

Task 4:

Identification of Reaction Intermediates

Task 5:

Bench-Scale Catalyst Evaluation at Air Products and Chemicals

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Participating Project Personnel

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