Organic-inorganic catalysts for etherification of iso-butylene with ethanol

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The paper report a high catalytic activity of the organic-inorganic composites in the reaction of ethanol etherification with iso-butylene. The composites consist of a fine-dispersed fraction of the commercial gel-type sulfonic resin and zirconia. The “dilution” of the sulfonic resin by zirconia not only stabilizes the dispersed phase of sulfonic resin but also significantly increases its productivity.

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