Improving the synthesis of Zn-Ta-TUD-1 for the Lebedev process using the Design of Experiments methodology

[Display omitted] •Zinc-tantalum on mesoporous silica TUD-1 catalyst showed remarkable activity in the conversion of ethanol to butadiene.•Plackett-Burman design identified key synthesis parameters for high productivity.•TUD-1 synthesis parameters compromised between surface area and pore diameter.•...

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