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Montmorillonite catalysts for ethylene hydration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2018

M. P. Atkins ,
D. J. H. Smith  and
D. J. Westlake
M. P. Atkins
Affiliation:
BP Research Centre, Chertsey Road, Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex TW16 7LN
D. J. H. Smith
Affiliation:
BP Research Centre, Chertsey Road, Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex TW16 7LN
D. J. Westlake
Affiliation:
BP Research Centre, Chertsey Road, Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex TW16 7LN
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Abstract

Ion-exchanged montmorillonites behave as solid acid catalysts and are effective and selective catalysts for the hydration of ethylene. The reaction proceeds predominantly in the interlamellar environment of the clay catalyst. Ethylene conversions were found to be markedly dependent on the choice of exchangeable cation, with Al being the best of those examined.

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Research Article
Information
Clay Minerals , Volume 18 , Issue 4 , December 1983 , pp. 423 - 429
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1983

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