A brief review on industrial alternatives for the manufacturing of glycerol carbonate, a green chemical

José R. Ochoa-Gómez; Olga Gómez-Jiménez-Aberasturi; Camilo Ramírez-López; Mikel Belsué

doi:10.1021/op200369v

A brief review on industrial alternatives for the manufacturing of glycerol carbonate, a green chemical

José R. Ochoa-Gómez^*
, Olga Gómez-Jiménez-Aberasturi
, Camilo Ramírez-López
, Mikel Belsué

^*Corresponding author for this work

Alfonso X el Sabio University
Foundation TECNALIA Research & Innovation

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	389-399
Number of pages	11
Journal	Organic Process Research and Development
Volume	16
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/op200369v
Publication status	Published - 16 Mar 2012

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