K-18 catalyst is used to decompose high-boiling by-products (HBBPs) of isoprene synthesis and the pyran fraction containing 4-methyl-5,6-dihydro-α-pyran (MDHP) and 4-methylenetetrahydro-α-pyran (MTHP), or to decompose HBBPs together with the pyran fraction to obtain isoprene, isobutylene and formaldehyde.
Activated alumina
Used for vapour-phase dehydration of methylphenylcarbinol to produce styrene.
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