Synthesis of dimethyl carbonate and glycols from carbon dioxide, epoxides, and methanol using heterogeneous basic metal oxide catalysts with high activity and selectivity

Bhanage, Bhalchandra M.; Fujita, Shin‐ichiro; Ikushima, Yutaka; Arai, Masahiko

doi:10.1016/s0926-860x(01)00698-6

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“…This route may play an important role in the large-scale production of DMC due to its great advantages, for example, it is facile, the raw materials are cheap, and the amount of the by-products is small. Up to now, the mature route to synthesize DMC using epoxides, CO 2 and methanol may be the Bhanage et al 17 , who explored a two-step synthesis route using various basic metal oxide catalysts. They found that MgO was the best catalyst among the catalysts they used.…”

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“…They found that MgO was the best catalyst among the catalysts they used. They also carried out the direct synthesis using Mg contained catalysts, and they found that large amounts of by-products were produced, which were formed by methanolysis of epoxides 14, 17 . We also conduct the direct synthesis using this catalyst (MgO) under the reaction condition of this work, the yield of DMC is as low as 8.24% when PO is used as raw material, and a signifi cant amount by-products is produced, which can be known from entry 1 in Table 1.…”

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“…Unfortunately, this method is not successful because of the large amount of the by-products produced from the alcoholysis of epoxides (Scheme 2, second line) [16][17][18] . Therefore, the key to carry out the one-pot reaction is that the catalyst should be active for both the reactions Unauthenticated Download Date | 5/10/18 6:44 AM bomb before and after charging.…”

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Direct synthesis of dimethyl carbonate and propylene glycol using potassium bicarbonate as catalyst in supercritical CO₂

Wen

Zhang

Cang

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Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

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The improved one-pot synthesis of dimethyl carbonate and propylene glycol from propylene oxide, supercritical carbon dioxide, and methanol with potassium bicarbonate as the catalyst has been reported in this paper. As far as we know, it is the fi rst time to use potassium bicarbonate only as the catalyst in the production process which is simple and cheap. Satisfactory conversion rate of propylene oxide and yield of the products could be achieved at the optimized conditions with quite a small amount of by-products. Our new method offers an attractive choice for the production of dimethyl carbonate in large-scale industry effi ciently and environmental friendly.

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Direct synthesis of dimethyl carbonate and propylene glycol using potassium bicarbonate as catalyst in supercritical CO₂

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“…The conventional methods involve two methods: the non-phosgene route and the phosgene process [23]. To overcome the issues of alcohol-mediated transesterification, an alternative novel acyl acceptor, dimethyl carbonate (DMC), has been employed for glycerol-free biodiesel synthesis.…”

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Environmentally-Benign Dimethyl Carbonate-Mediated Production of Chemicals and Biofuels from Renewable Bio-Oil

Kim

Lee

2017

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Due to the increasing emission of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), the development of fuels and chemicals based on renewable resources has attracted much attention. Bio-oil, as a carbon rich material, has been considered as a feedstock for biodiesel production. In conventional methanol-mediated transesterification of bio-oil for biodiesel production, significant amounts of glycerol are being generated as a byproduct. In order to overcome these issues, dimethyl carbonate (DMC) has been recently used as an alternative acyl acceptor to avoid the generation of glycerol. DMC is an environmentally-benign chemical reagent and reactive solvent due to safety, health, and environmental benefits. Moreover, DMC can be produced from CO 2 . Co-production of biodiesel and chemicals such as glycerol carbonate is possible as the concept of zero-waste utilization of bio-oil. Value-added chemicals can be synthesized using DMC as a reagent. This paper provides a review on the physical and chemical properties of DMC as a solvent, as well as the production methods for DMC. DMC-mediated production of various chemicals and fuels in both chemical and enzymatic processes are discussed together with their pros and cons.

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“…[22][23][24][25] Motivated by these reports,w et ested the Lewis base catalysis of [Nb 10 O 28 ] 6À for CO 2 fixation to styrene oxide as ar epresentative epoxide. The reaction mechanism is proposed based on ak inetic study.T he adsorption structures of CO 2 were studied through DFT calculations.…”

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Lewis Base Catalytic Properties of [Nb₁₀O₂₈]⁶⁻ for CO₂ Fixation to Epoxide: Kinetic and Theoretical Studies

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Yamazoe

Koyasu

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Chemistry An Asian Journal

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Synthesis of dimethyl carbonate and glycols from carbon dioxide, epoxides, and methanol using heterogeneous basic metal oxide catalysts with high activity and selectivity

Cited by 358 publications

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Direct synthesis of dimethyl carbonate and propylene glycol using potassium bicarbonate as catalyst in supercritical CO₂

Direct synthesis of dimethyl carbonate and propylene glycol using potassium bicarbonate as catalyst in supercritical CO₂

Environmentally-Benign Dimethyl Carbonate-Mediated Production of Chemicals and Biofuels from Renewable Bio-Oil

Lewis Base Catalytic Properties of [Nb₁₀O₂₈]⁶⁻ for CO₂ Fixation to Epoxide: Kinetic and Theoretical Studies

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Synthesis of dimethyl carbonate and glycols from carbon dioxide, epoxides, and methanol using heterogeneous basic metal oxide catalysts with high activity and selectivity

Cited by 358 publications

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Direct synthesis of dimethyl carbonate and propylene glycol using potassium bicarbonate as catalyst in supercritical CO2

Direct synthesis of dimethyl carbonate and propylene glycol using potassium bicarbonate as catalyst in supercritical CO2

Environmentally-Benign Dimethyl Carbonate-Mediated Production of Chemicals and Biofuels from Renewable Bio-Oil

Lewis Base Catalytic Properties of [Nb10O28]6− for CO2 Fixation to Epoxide: Kinetic and Theoretical Studies

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Direct synthesis of dimethyl carbonate and propylene glycol using potassium bicarbonate as catalyst in supercritical CO₂

Direct synthesis of dimethyl carbonate and propylene glycol using potassium bicarbonate as catalyst in supercritical CO₂

Lewis Base Catalytic Properties of [Nb₁₀O₂₈]⁶⁻ for CO₂ Fixation to Epoxide: Kinetic and Theoretical Studies