Journal article
Formation of acetic acid by aqueous-phase oxidation of ethanol with air in the presence of a heterogeneous gold catalyst
Administration, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark1
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark2
Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark3
Sustainable and Green Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark4
Technical University of Denmark5
Wine into vinegar: It is possible to selectively oxidize ethanol into acetic acid in aqueous solution with air as the oxidant and a heterogeneous gold catalyst (see TEM image of supported gold particles) at temperatures of about 423 K and O2 pressures of 0.6 MPa. This reaction proceeds readily in aqueous acidic media with yields of up to 90 % and CO2 as the only major by-product.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | WILEY-VCH Verlag |
Year: | 2006 |
Pages: | 4648-4651 |
ISSN: | 05700833 , 15213773 and 14337851 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1002/anie.200601180 |
ORCIDs: | Madsen, Robert and Kegnæs, Søren |