2010 Annual Meeting

(519a) Catalytic Conversion of Butanol to Olefins

Authors

Lee, I. C. - Presenter, US Army Research Laboratory
Behrens, D. A. - Presenter, US Army Research Laboratory
St Clair, J. - 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.