Research Article

Carbon-Based Catalyst from Pyrolysis of Waste Tire for Catalytic Ethanol Dehydration to Ethylene and Diethyl Ether

Table 3

Surface acidity, total conversion, and product selectivity of carbon-based catalysts at 400°C.

SampleAcidity (μmol/g)Acid density (μmol/m2)Ethanol conversion (%)Selectivity (%)
EthyleneDiethyl etherAcetaldehyde

AC_H420221018.536.265.933.50.6
AC_H52022008.019.966.233.10.7
AC_H62021707.414.369.030.50.4

AC_N420227021.529.169.429.90.7
AC_N52020407.722.775.623.60.8
AC_N62019806.822.173.925.50.6