A method is established to predict the subtle balance of nitrogen and oxygen functional sites in a carbon catalyst, which results in the high selectivity of direct oxidative dehydrogenation of ethanol to acetaldehyde.

Details in:  Predicting the Composition of Functionalized Carbon Catalysts towards Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethanol to Acetaldehyde. Nano Today 2022, 10.2139/ssrn.4052207.