TY - JOUR
T1 - A brief review on industrial alternatives for the manufacturing of glycerol carbonate, a green chemical
AU - Ochoa-Gómez, José R.
AU - Gómez-Jiménez-Aberasturi, Olga
AU - Ramírez-López, Camilo
AU - Belsué, Mikel
PY - 2012/3/16
Y1 - 2012/3/16
N2 - Glycerol carbonate is one the glycerol derivatives which attracts attention for industrial applications. This review compares strategies for its synthesis, and their analyses lead to the conclusion that (indirect) procedures starting from glycerol- and/or CO 2-derivatives are the most attractive. These are described and compared, taking criteria of industrial feasibility into account. As a result, the transesterification of dimethyl carbonate or ethylene carbonate with glycerol using uncalcined CaO as catalyst appears to be currently the most suitable industrial process. Finally, potential applications of glycerol carbonate as a multifunctional compound are exemplified.
AB - Glycerol carbonate is one the glycerol derivatives which attracts attention for industrial applications. This review compares strategies for its synthesis, and their analyses lead to the conclusion that (indirect) procedures starting from glycerol- and/or CO 2-derivatives are the most attractive. These are described and compared, taking criteria of industrial feasibility into account. As a result, the transesterification of dimethyl carbonate or ethylene carbonate with glycerol using uncalcined CaO as catalyst appears to be currently the most suitable industrial process. Finally, potential applications of glycerol carbonate as a multifunctional compound are exemplified.
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U2 - 10.1021/op200369v
DO - 10.1021/op200369v
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84858644528
SN - 1083-6160
VL - 16
SP - 389
EP - 399
JO - Organic Process Research and Development
JF - Organic Process Research and Development
IS - 3
ER -