Catalytic production of oxygenated additives by glycerol etherification

Abstract: In this work the etherification reaction of glycerol with isobutene (IB) and tert-butyl alcohol (TBA) has been studied with the aim of preparing mixtures with high content of poly-substituted ethers. The results obtained using solid acid catalysts have shown that the reaction with IB proceeds at a high rate but the formation of undesired di-isobutene (DIB) represents a serious problem when catalysts with high density of acid sites, such as Amberlyst, are used. When using TBA as a reactant, the main problem is the formation of water that, due to thermodynamic reasons, prevents the formation of poly-substituted ethers regardless of the catalyst used. Some preliminary experiments carried out with a water permselective tubular membrane have demonstrated that the yield of poly-substituted ethers significantly increases once water was selectively removed from the reaction medium by recirculation of the gas phase.

Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Catalytic production of oxygenated additives by glycerol etherification ; volume:12 ; number:12 ; year:2014 ; pages:1248-1254 ; extent:7
Open chemistry ; 12, Heft 12 (2014), 1248-1254 (gesamt 7)

Creator
Cannilla, Catia
Bonura, Giuseppe
Frusteri, Leone
Frusteri, Francesco

DOI
10.2478/s11532-014-0546-y
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2410181812172.746070974594
Rights
Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Cannilla, Catia
  • Bonura, Giuseppe
  • Frusteri, Leone
  • Frusteri, Francesco

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