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The product is Ethanol. Phosphoric acid is the catalyst here.

The equation for the reaction is:

C2H4 + H2O -----> C2H5OH

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What is the process of making ethanol using ethene from crude oil?

Ethene from crude oil can be hydrated to produce ethanol through a process known as hydration. In this process, ethene is reacted with steam in the presence of a catalyst such as phosphoric acid to form ethanol. The ethanol produced can then be further purified through distillation.


What is formed when Ethene reacts with steam?

Ethanol only.


What conditions are needed to make ethanol from ethene and steam?

To produce ethanol from ethene and steam, you would need to carry out a catalytic hydration reaction using a suitable catalyst like phosphoric acid on silica or zeolite-based catalysts. This process requires high temperatures (150-300°C) and pressures (50-70 atm) to favor the formation of ethanol from ethene and steam. The reaction must be carefully controlled to prevent further reaction of ethanol to form undesirable byproducts.


How steam heat is lost in a plant?

steam is lost in the plant through variuos way. But generally it is through heat transfer to the product to be heated by the steam. Also heat transfer through the conducting passage.


What creates steam when water is heated?

When water is heated, it turns into steam due to the process of evaporation.


How can ethanol be made from ethene?

Sorry, I tried asking the same question but got no replies, do you mean alkane or alkene???------Alkene: hydrocarbons with the general chemical formula CnH2n; the old synonym is olefins.


What will give off steam after heated?

Steam comes from boiling water.


When water is heated what does it evaporate to?

Steam


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Steam Heated Islands - 1925 was released on: USA: 10 May 1925


What is the next phase after steam?

Super heated steam which is more than 2000C


What kind of engine uses heated water for power?

It is a steam engine.


What is added to ethene to produce ethanol?

If starting with ethane C2H6 the hydrogens must be reduced to form C2H4 (ethylene) creating a double bond between the carbons (H2C=CH2) This compound (ethylene) is exposed to concentrated sulfuric acid (breaking the bond) and forming C2H3SO4H then water to substitute an OH group on one carbon to form H3CH2OH (ethanol) Alternately the ethylene may be catalyzed by phosphoric acid on a substrate to hydrolize directly to form ethanol.