| abstract |
A process for the preparation of ethylene by the dehydration of ethanol in the presence of a zeolite catalyst having the MOR framework code, wherein the process is operated at a temperature in the range of from 100 °C to 300 °C, for example from 140 °C to 270 °C, such as from 150 °C to 250 °C, and wherein the zeolite catalyst having the MOR framework code has been modified by the adsorption of an optionally substituted pyridine compound. |