Issue 10, 2009
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Green Chemistry

The synthesis of propylene glycol and ethylene glycol from glycerol using Raney Ni as a versatile catalyst†

An-Yuan Yin,‡a   Xiu-Ying Guo,‡a   Wei-Lin Dai*a  and  Kang-Nian Fana  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Material, Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China
E-mail: wldai@fudan.edu.cn
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Abstract

A new energy-efficient and atom-economical catalytic route for the direct catalytic synthesis of propylene glycol and ethylene glycol from glycerol under milder reaction conditions is presented. The one-pot aqueous-phase process is based on Raney Ni as a versatile catalyst.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B913395J
Article type
Communication
Submitted
08 Jul 2009
Accepted
05 Aug 2009
First published
14 Aug 2009

Green Chem., 2009,11, 1514-1516

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The synthesis of propylene glycol and ethylene glycol from glycerol using Raney Ni as a versatile catalyst

A. Yin, X. Guo, W. Dai and K. Fan, Green Chem., 2009, 11, 1514 DOI: 10.1039/B913395J

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