Title: Towards the upgrading of fermentation broths to advanced biofuels: a water tolerant catalyst for the conversion of ethanol to isobutanol

Authors (3): K. J. Pellow, R. L. Wingad, D. F. Wass

Themes: Environment (2017)

DOI: 10.1039/c7cy01553d

Citations: 30

Pub type: article-journal

Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Issue: 21

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Publication date(s): 2017 (online)

Pages: 5128-5134

Volume: 7 Issue: 21

Journal: Catalysis Science & Technology

Link: http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2017/CY/C7CY01553D

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7cy01553d

The conversion of methanol/ethanol mixtures to isobutanol with the pre-catalyst trans-[RuCl2(dppm)2] (1) is tolerant to the addition of water to the system, achieving an isobutanol yield of 36% at 78% selectivity with water concentrations typical of that of a crude fermentation broth.

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