Epichlorohydrin

Huber, Jochen; Raushel, Jessica

doi:10.1002/047084289x.re005.pub2

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“…Glycerol is readily available in large amounts from bio-diesel production and from fermentation of sugars and lignocellulose. , In the first step, glycerol is converted by reaction with HCl catalyzed by simple carboxylic acids, e.g., acetic acid, as catalysts to the same intermediates as in the petrochemical process. , E2 can be used as an alkylation reagent, leading to numerous monomers . Usually, alcohols are converted as nucleophiles in combination with E2 , giving the corresponding glycidyl ethers .…”

Section: Cyclic Ethersmentioning

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Catalytic Approaches to Monomers for Polymers Based on Renewables

et al. 2019

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Polymers are used in simple consumer items like carpets, furniture, glues, and clothing but are also used in advanced engineering, including materials used in the aerospace industry. Therefore, polymers and consequently their monomers play an important role in our everyday life. Currently, most of the monomers are produced from fossil resources, the supply of which is diminishing. In this paper we review strategies and catalytic processes to obtain currently used and potentially new monomers from renewable bio-based feedstocks and platform chemicals. This Review is divided by type of monomer and includes diacids and esters, diols, hydroxy acids and esters, lactones, carbonates, cyclic ethers, diamines, amino acids and lactams, alkenes, acrylics, and conjugated dienes. Only routes based on the use of homogeneous catalysis, heterogeneous catalysis, or bio-catalysis are described. Fermentative processes are not discussed.

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