ISSN:
0538-8066
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Physical Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Synthesis of ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE) from ethanol (EtOH) and tert-butyl alcohol (TBA) in the liquid phase was studied by using ion exchange resin, Amberlyst 15 (A15) in the H+ form and heteropoly acid, H0.5Cs3.5SiW12O40(HPA). Experiments were carried out in a stirred batch reactor with different temperatures under atmospheric pressure. It was found that water will inhibit the reaction rates greatly and the dehydration of TBA could not be neglected in this study.A kinetics model which considered the inhibition of water and the decrease of volume was proposed. The experimental results agreed well with the model. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Additional Material:
7 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/kin.550271104
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