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Ethanol can be dehydrogenated to acetaldehyde in the presence of oxygen with reacts with the hydrogen generated to give water. The heat generated is used to drive the reaction: oxidative dehydrogenation or auto thermal dehydrogenation.

Industrial Organic Chemistry, 3rd. Ed. K. Weissermel, H.-J. Arpe, VCH (1997)

2
CH3CH2OH
  +  
O2
  +  
Ag
         
2
CH3CHO
  +  
2
H2O
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Ethanol     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Oxygen     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Silver Catalyst    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Acetaldehyde     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Industrial Process: Organic
Oxidation: Of Substrate By Reagent

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