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Heterogeneous catalytic conversion of glycerol with n-butyl alcohol

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The etherification of glycerol with n-butyl alcohol at 140°C in the presence of sulfonated cation-exchange resins and zeolite catalysts in an autoclave reactor has been studied. It has been shown that styrene—divinylbenzene ion-exchange resins are effective catalysts for the production of glycerol n-butyl ethers: the glycerol conversion is about 98% with an n-butyl ether selectivity of about 88 mol % (140°C, 5 h, 5 wt % Amberlyst 36 catalyst, and 10 wt % glycerol in n-butanol). Zeolites Y and β in the H+ form exhibit comparable specific activity (glycerol conversion of no more than 25% under similar conditions) in combination with high selectivity for glycerol di-n-butyl ethers (up to 28%).

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  1. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

    V. O. Samoilov, D. N. Ramazanov, A. I. Nekhaev & A. L. Maksimov

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Original Russian Text © V.O. Samoilov, D.N. Ramazanov, A.I. Nekhaev, A.L. Maksimov, 2016, published in Neftekhimiya, 2016, Vol. 56, No. 2, pp. 144–149.

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Samoilov, V.O., Ramazanov, D.N., Nekhaev, A.I. et al. Heterogeneous catalytic conversion of glycerol with n-butyl alcohol. Pet. Chem. 56, 125–130 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0965544116010060

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