Work

Within the framework of the project, it is planned to synthesize a number of Y-Mg-Si(Al) oxide catalysts modified with dehydrating additives (ZnO, Cu, Ni), and to investigate their catalytic activity and selectivity in the process of ethanol conversion into 1,3-butadiene and 1-butanol. There will be an investigation aimed at determining the influence of the composition, preparation method, acid-base characteristics, nature of dehydrating additives, and also process parameters (reaction mixture composition, temperature, gas hourly space velocity) on catalytic activity of the systems under study. The possibility of the catalyst regeneration for their reuse will be tested. The research will be carried out on catalytic installations using modern analytical equipment and physicochemical methods: temperature-programmed desorption of probe molecules; spectroscopies: FTIR, UV-vis, XP, NMR, EPR; XRD, PEM, SEM.