A new route for the synthesis of propylene oxide from bio-glycerol derivated propylene glycol.
The synthesis of propylene oxide from propylene glycol, a derivative of bio-glycerol, was firstly realized in the presence of alkali-loaded silica catalysts to achieve 44% conversion and 70% selectivity.
Yu
Zhengxi
Z
Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, PR China.
Xu
Lei
L
Wei
Yingxu
Y
Wang
Yingli
Y
He
Yanli
Y
Xia
Qinghua
Q
Zhang
Xinzhi
X
Liu
Zhongmin
Z
D002384:Catalysis; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D005990:Glycerol / Q000737:chemistry*; D019946:Propylene Glycol / Q000737:chemistry*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*
D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D019946:Propylene Glycol; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D005990:Glycerol; C009068:propylene oxide