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  2. Conversion (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    Conversion and its related terms yield and selectivity are important terms in chemical reaction engineering.They are described as ratios of how much of a reactant has reacted (X — conversion, normally between zero and one), how much of a desired product was formed (Y — yield, normally also between zero and one) and how much desired product was formed in ratio to the undesired product(s) (S ...

  3. Dehydration reaction - Wikipedia

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    Alkenes can be made from alcohols by dehydration. This conversion, among others, is used in converting biomass to liquid fuels. [2] The conversion of ethanol to ethylene is a fundamental example: [3] [4] CH 3 CH 2 OH → H 2 C=CH 2 + H 2 O. The reaction is accelerated by acid catalysts such as sulfuric acid and certain zeolites.

  4. Ethanol fermentation - Wikipedia

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    (3) The two molecules of NADH reduce the two acetaldehyde molecules to two molecules of ethanol; this converts NADH back into NAD+. Ethanol fermentation , also called alcoholic fermentation , is a biological process which converts sugars such as glucose , fructose , and sucrose into cellular energy , producing ethanol and carbon dioxide as by ...

  5. Steam cracking - Wikipedia

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    The propane dehydrogenation process may be accomplished through different commercial technologies. The main differences between each of them concerns the catalyst employed, design of the reactor and strategies to achieve higher conversion rates. [1] Olefins are useful precursors to myriad products. Steam cracking is the core technology that ...

  6. Hydration reaction - Wikipedia

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    A hydroxyl group (OH −) attaches to one carbon of the double bond, and a proton (H +) adds to the other. The reaction is highly exothermic. In the first step, the alkene acts as a nucleophile and attacks the proton, following Markovnikov's rule. In the second step an H 2 O molecule bonds to the other, more highly substituted carbon.

  7. Renewable polyethylene - Wikipedia

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    One of the main environmental benefits of Green PE is the sequestration of roughly 2.15 tonnes of CO 2 per tonne of Green Polyethylene produced, which comes from the CO 2 absorbed by the sugar cane while growing, minus the CO 2 emitted through the production process.

  8. Woodward–Hoffmann rules - Wikipedia

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    Thermolysis converts 1 to (E,E) geometric isomer 2, but 3 to (E,Z) isomer 4.. The Woodward–Hoffmann rules (or the pericyclic selection rules) [1] are a set of rules devised by Robert Burns Woodward and Roald Hoffmann to rationalize or predict certain aspects of the stereochemistry and activation energy of pericyclic reactions, an important class of reactions in organic chemistry.

  9. Hydroformylation - Wikipedia

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    In the case of dicobalt octacarbonyl or Co 2 (CO) 8 as a catalyst, pentan-3-one can arise from ethene and CO, in the absence of hydrogen. A proposed intermediate is the ethylene-propionyl species [CH 3 C(O)Co(CO) 3 (ethene)] which undergoes a migratory insertion to form [CH 3 COCH 2 CH 2 Co(CO) 3]. The required hydrogen arises from the water ...