Mechanism and kinetics of the acid-catal
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Xiaodong Xu; Carlos De Almeida; Michael J. Antal Jr.
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Article
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1990
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Elsevier Science
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English
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In the presence of a low concentration (<O.Ol mol dm-3) of sulfuric acid, ethanol undergoes rapid and selective dehydration to ethene in supercritical water. The kinetics of this reaction are consistent with an acid-catalyzed E2 mechanism.