Highly selective cross ketonization of renewable acids over magnesium oxide
Tejas Goculdas, Siddharth Deshpande, Weiqing Zheng, Raymond J. Gorte, Sunitha Sadula, Dionisios G. Vlachos
Abstract
The rising demand for linear alkylbenzene surfactants (LAS) poses an environmental threat as LAS are industrially produced from petroleum using corrosive acid catalysts.
Topics & Concepts
MagnesiumCatalysisChemistryOrganic chemistryRenewable energyPetroleumLinear alkylbenzeneEnvironmental chemistryEnvironmental sciencePulmonary surfactantEcologyBiologyBiochemistryCatalysis for Biomass ConversionCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisCatalysts for Methane Reforming