PORTILLO CRESPO , María De Los Ángeles

Con el aumento de los precios del petróleo en las últimas décadas, y los recursos limitados de combustibles fósiles, la investigación sobre biocombustibles, en especial la producción de etanol y otros alcoholes superiores utilizados como aditivos y sustitutos de la gasolina, empezó a ser cada vez más importante. En los últimos años el precio...

The production of higher alcohols (C4+) via ethanol liquid-phase condensation is studied in this work, screening catalysts with different acid/base properties, observing similarities but also relevant differences with respect to gas-phase reactions in the gas phase. The mechanistic analysis demonstrates the relevance of acidity, mainly to...

The production of biobutanol from bioethanol by the Guerbet reaction is an alternative pathway to renewable sources. The commercial viability of this green route requires improvements in the process development. This study experimentally examines the influence of operating conditions on the performance of a Mg–Al spinel catalyst prepared from...