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- Title
Propylene from Renewable Resources: Catalytic Conversion of Glycerol into Propylene.
- Authors
Yu, Lei; Yuan, Jing; Zhang, Qi; Liu, Yong‐Mei; He, He‐Yong; Fan, Kang‐Nian; Cao, Yong
- Abstract
Propylene, one of the most demanded commodity chemicals, is obtained overwhelmingly from fossil resources. In view of the diminishing fossil resources and the ongoing climate change, the identification of new efficient and alternative routes for the large-scale production of propylene from biorenewable resources has become essential. Herein, a new selective route for the synthesis of propylene from bio-derived glycerol is demonstrated. The route consists of the formation of 1-propanol (a versatile bulk chemical) as intermediate through hydrogenolysis of glycerol at a high selectivity. A subsequent dehydration produces propylene.
- Subjects
PROPENE; RENEWABLE natural resources; GLYCERIN; CLIMATE change; HYDROGENOLYSIS
- Publication
ChemSusChem, 2014, Vol 7, Issue 3, p743
- ISSN
1864-5631
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/cssc.201301041