Catalytic dehydration of lactic acid to acrylic acid on NaY is investigated via in-situ transmission FTIR spectroscopy. Ion exchange, Bronsted acid site-mediated dehydration and displacement reaction are proposed to be the key mechanistic steps in the surface mediated chemical transformation. Design principles for bifunctional catalysts have been developed based on the mechanistic insights will be discussed.

Catalytic dehydration of lactic acid to acrylic acid: Nature of active sites and reaction mechanism

248th National Meeting (2014)

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