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Highly Active Catalysts for the Telomerization of Crude Glycerol with 1,3‐Butadiene
Author(s) -
Palkovits Regina,
Nieddu Ilenia,
Klein Gebbink Robertus J. M.,
Weckhuysen Bert M.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.200700147
Subject(s) - telomerization , glycerol , catalysis , biodiesel , biodiesel production , organic chemistry , chemistry , raw material
The chain gang : Crude glycerol, a by‐product in the production of biodiesel, can be telomerized with 1,3‐butadiene to form C 8 ‐chain ethers. The development of suitable catalyst systems for the direct telomerization of crude glycerol at the biodiesel plant provides a route to useful building blocks from cheap starting materials for commercially valuable products such as detergents and surfactants.