Lanthanum Oxide-catalyzed Transesterification of Dimethyl Carbonate with Glycerol: Effect of Surfactant

Synthesis of glycerol carbonate from glycerol and dimethyl carbonate in basic ionic liquids*

Glycerol carbonate is a key multifunctional compound used as solvent, additive, and building block in alternative chlorine-free processes. Here, we report the synthesis of glycerol carbonate from renewable materials (glycerol and dimethyl carbonate, DMC) using basic ionic liquids (ILs) as catalysts. After process optimization, it has been possible to isolate pure glycerol carbonate in quantitat...

Esterification of glycerol from biodiesel production to glycerol carbonate in non-catalytic supercritical dimethyl carbonate

Conversion of glycerol from biodiesel production to glycerol carbonate was studied by esterification with dimethyl carbonate in a non-catalytic supercritical condition. It was found that in a non-catalytic supercritical condition, glycerol at higher purity gave higher yield of glycerol carbonate at 98 wt% after reaction at 300 °C/20-40 MPa/15 min. The yield of glycerol carbonate was observed to...

Lanthanum carbonate

Effects of ionic liquid in the catalyst preparation of MgO-CeO2 mixed oxide for dimethyl carbonate synthesis via transesterification

The synthesis and application of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) are achieving increasing importance due to its low toxicity and versatile reactivity. DMC can be used as environmentfriendly intermediate and starting material for organic synthesis via carbonylation and it can replace methylating agents such as dimethyl sulphate and methyl halides [1–3]. DMC is also being considered as a component for r...

Transesterification of trimethylphosphate catalyzed by sodium aloxides

The transesterification process of trimethylphosphate with ethanol and isopropanol is examined. It is found that the reaction does not proceed in the absence of base even at temperature up to 100°C, whereas in the presence of sodium alkoxide as a catalyst it takes place at room temperature leading to a mixture of mono-,bi-, tri-substitute esters as well as the minor by-products resulting from t...