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New Content Item Acetone is an important solvent and widely used in the synthesis of drugs and polymers, and is currently mainly generated by employing benzene and propylene as fossil raw materials. This article presents information to support the development of active catalysts for acetone synthesis from ethanol, a renewable feedstock.

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Editors' Profiles

R. Stephen Berry is James Franck Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in Chemistry at the University of Chicago.

Research interests include the study of protein folding and interaction, atomic collisions, thermodynamics, efficient use of energy resources, nanoscale particle behavior, and intellectual property and electronic scientific communication.

King Kuok (Mimi) Hii is Professor of Catalysis at Imperial College London.

Research interests include the development of catalytic methodologies for atom- and step-efficient synthesis.

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