2010 Annual Meeting

(519a) Catalytic Conversion of Butanol to Olefins

Authors

Ivan C. Lee - Presenter, US Army Research Laboratory
Douglas A. Behrens - Presenter, US Army Research Laboratory
Jeff St Clair - Presenter, US Army Research Laboratory


Catalytic conversions of butanol, 2-butanol and isobutanol to olefins are investigated in a short contact time reactor. These butanol isomers were converted to 4-carbon olefins that are useful for synthetic fuel production.