Abstract:In the presence of specific catalysts made using the coprecipitation approach, methanol and propylene carbonate (PC) react to yield dimethyl carbonate (DMC) as well as propylene glycol (PG) through the transesterification process. The catalytic activity of mixed zirconium and praseodymium oxides (Zr 1−x Pr x O 2 , x = 0.01−0.05), synthesized by coprecipitation, was investigated in this work towards the formation of DMC and PG. The process involves the transesterification of methanol and propylene carbonate to … Show more
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