Essential Chemistry for IGCSE - The Variety Of Organic Chemicals (Section 2 - No. 46)
Which of the following would be the best method for producing a large amount of ethanol from ethene?
Adding steam to ethene and using a catalyst.
Fermenting sugar solutions.
Oxidizing ethene to ethanoic acid.
Reacting ethene with bromine water.
Explanation
The industrial method is the reaction of ethene and steam with a catalyst. Fermentation also produces ethanol.
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