Investigating heterogeneous organocatalysts such as mesoporous KIT-6, which contains varying amounts of zirconium, and its ability to synthesize buta-1,3-diene by ingesting commercial ethanol despite being supported on mesoporous substrates The metal precursor and KIT-6 were combined and pulverized solidly. The generated catalysts were investigated after being analysed with the use of BET, HR-TEM, FT-IR, XRD, and NH3-TPD methods. The better accessibility of the acid sites on the catalyst was achievable by the implementation of solid-state pulverising techniques, and the incorporation of organic components to KIT-6 intensified the spatial distribution of zirconium. A selectivity of up to 85% for buta-1,3-diene was achieved for the first time whenever the efficacy of the catalysis was investigated using a fixed-bed stainless steel continuous reactor. The coupling activity of Zr species the porous structure of KIT-6 is responsible for this because the KIT-6 catalyst facilitates ethanol dehydrogenation and Zr stimulates Claisen-Schmidt condensation. Additionally, The solvent-free strategy also had an impact on the innovative catalyst production technique for the ethanol-based 1,3-butadiene formulation.
