Cover Feature: High Performing and Stable Cu/NiAlOx Catalysts for the Continuous Catalytic Conversion of Ethanol into Butanol (ChemCatChem 17/2022). Issue 17 (18th August 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Jie; Lin, Lu; Tan, Yuan; Wang, Shiyi; Yang, Wenshao; Chen, Xingkun; Luo, Wenhao; Ding, Yun‐Jie
• Is Part Of: ChemCatChem. Volume 14:Issue 17(2022)
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• Publication Date: 2022-08-18
• Subjects: ethanol coupling -- butanol -- hydrotalcite -- copper catalyst -- Guerbet reaction; Catalysis -- Periodicals; 541.39505
• DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202200987
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1867-3880

Abstract

Abstract : The Cover Feature shows high‐performing and stable Cu/NiAlOx catalysts derived from NiAl‐hydrotalcite for continuous catalytic conversion of ethanol into butanol, which is one of the pivotal processes in biorefinery for the production of renewable fuels and value‐added chemicals. In their Research Article, Y. Tan, W. Luo, Y.‐J. Ding and co‐workers report that significant enhancement in catalytic performance in terms of activity, selectivity and stability, can be attained by adding Cu properly into the NiAl‐hydrotalcite. An optimal compromise between the ethanol conversion and butanol selectivity can be sustained over the optimal Cu/NiAlOx catalyst for 1000 h during the long‐term stability test under moderate reaction condition, reflecting one of the state‐of‐the‐art performances for non‐noble metal‐based heterogeneous catalysts in this Guerbet coupling process. More information can be found in the Research Article by Y. Tan, W. Luo, Y.‐J. Ding and co‐workers .