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Conversion of Glycerol to Acrolein in the Presence of WO3/ZrO2 Catalysts

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Dehydration of glycerol to acrolein was performed on WO3/ZrO2 solid heterogeneous catalysts in a continuous flow fixed bed reactor. A maximum of 75% acrolein selectivity was achieved at 100% conversion of glycerol. The acrolein selectivity correlates with the concentration of weak acidic sites of the WO3/ZrO2 catalysts that were free of basic sites.

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We would like to thank Arkema S. A. for their financial support and St. Gobain/Norpro for providing the ZrO2 and WO3/ZrO2 materials.

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Ulgen, A., Hoelderich, W. Conversion of Glycerol to Acrolein in the Presence of WO3/ZrO2 Catalysts. Catal Lett 131, 122–128 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-009-9923-0

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