| abstract |
Process for converting 1-phenylethanol into styrene, which process comprises: (1) contacting a feed comprising 1-phenylethanol, organic acid and 2-phenylethanol with a catalyst to obtain a product comprising styrene, and (2) removing ester compounds based on 2-phenylethanol and organic acid from the product of step (1), in which process the feed of step (1) has a molar ratio of organic acid to 2-phenylethanol of at least 1:10. |