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.
| Sample | Acidity (μmol/g) | Acid density (μmol/m2) | Ethanol conversion (%) | Selectivity (%) | Ethylene | Diethyl ether | Acetaldehyde |
| AC_H420 | 2210 | 18.5 | 36.2 | 65.9 | 33.5 | 0.6 | AC_H520 | 2200 | 8.0 | 19.9 | 66.2 | 33.1 | 0.7 | AC_H620 | 2170 | 7.4 | 14.3 | 69.0 | 30.5 | 0.4 |
| AC_N420 | 2270 | 21.5 | 29.1 | 69.4 | 29.9 | 0.7 | AC_N520 | 2040 | 7.7 | 22.7 | 75.6 | 23.6 | 0.8 | AC_N620 | 1980 | 6.8 | 22.1 | 73.9 | 25.5 | 0.6 |
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