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A Robust and Scalable Continuous Flow Process for Glycerol Carbonate
Author(s) -
Van Mileghem Seger,
De Borggraeve Wim M.,
Baxendale Ian R.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.201800012
Subject(s) - glycerol , carbonate , selectivity , hydroxide , value added , continuous flow , chemistry , flow chemistry , dimethyl carbonate , chemical engineering , process engineering , residence time (fluid dynamics) , process (computing) , pulp and paper industry , materials science , organic chemistry , catalysis , computer science , engineering , biochemical engineering , geotechnical engineering , economics , macroeconomics , operating system
With glycerol being a bulk waste product, the interest in converting it to other value‐added products is steadily increasing. A scalable continuous flow process was developed for the synthesis of glycerol carbonate (2‐GLC) from glycerol and dimethyl carbonate on a hydroxide functional resin. High conversion and selectivity were obtained while the residence times were typically shorter than 10 min. Continuous production of 2‐GLC was achieved in high throughput and with improved processing metrics, creating the foundations for a production level process.