The selective oxidation of glycerol over model Au/TiO2 catalysts — The influence of glycerol purity on conversion and product selectivity

Abstract

Publication date 2014Publication information Catalysis Communications, 56 : 72-75Publisher ElsevierLink to online version

Conversion of crude and pure glycerol into derivatives: A feasibility evaluation

“…Sullivan and Burnham [82] conducted a comparative study on the activity and selectivity of the catalytic oxidation of PG and CG through the Au/TiO 2 catalyst system in an aqueous glycerol solution and an atmospheric pressure environment. In PG oxidation, the conversion of glycerol and the selectivity to DHA are 45% and 64%, respectively.…”

Electronically Coupled PtCo/MgAl Hydrotalcite Catalysts Display Tunable Selectivity Toward Glyceric Acid and Lactic Acid for Glycerol Conversion

“…Among a variety of bio-derived carboxylic acids, glyceric acid (GLYA) and lactic acid (LA) are two mostly studied carboxylic derivatives for glycerol oxidation. Noble-metal catalysts based on Au [5][6][7][8], Pt [9][10][11][12][13][14], and Pd [15][16][17] and alloys have been widely investigated for oxidation of glycerol due to their high activity. Recent review papers have suggested that, existing studies have been primarily focused on the compositional dependence of those metal catalysts on the formation of GLYA and LA [1][2][3][4]18].…”

Solvent-free manufacture of methacrylate polymers from biomass pyrolysis products

“…15,22 Ideally, for its eventual use in any integrated bio-refining process, pyrolysis liquid should be processable to the desired value added product from this impure state. 23 Transesterification is an industrially applied technology that can transfer hydroxyls onto to methacrylate monomers. 24 Our approach uses a transesterification of an industrially produced pyrolysis liquid to generate monomers.…”