Question

Ethyl benzene to Stryne.

Answer 1

Dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene is carried out in the presence of steam, which has a threefold role: 1) It lowers the partial pressure of ethylbenzene, shifting the equilibrium toward styrene and minimizing the loss to thermal cracking 2) It supplies the necessary heat of reaction 3) It cleans the catalyst by reacting ...