Abstract: An Integrated Catalytic Approach to Glycerol Hydrogenolysis (22nd North American Catalysis Society Meeting)

Friday, June 10, 2011: 11:00 AM

Columbus Ballroom (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )

Stijn Van de Vyver¹, Els D'Hondt¹, Pierre A. Jacobs² and Bert F. Sels¹, (1)Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium, (2)Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Catholic University of Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium

Selective conversion of glycerol into high yields of 1,2-propanediol in absence of added hydrogen is possible with Pt impregnated NaY zeolite characterized by extra-zeolitic metal particles combined with zeolite Brønsted acidity. The patented catalytic process is assumed to generate an autogeneous reducing environment, allowing in-situ hydrogenolysis of glycerol into 1,2-propanediol.

Extended Abstracts:

An Integrated Catalytic Approach to Glycerol Hydrogenolysis.pdf (62.1KB) - Extended Abstract

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