From crude industrial waste glycerol to biopropene via Ru-mediated hydrodeoxygenation in ionic liquids.

Kwinten Janssens Maxime Stalpaert Mickaël Henrion Dirk E De Vos

Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2021)

The catalytic conversion of crude glycerol to biopropene was investigated. A bifunctional Ru-ionic liquid system showed a high tolerance for common crude glycerol impurities like water, salts and methanol. After optimizing both dehydration and olefin selectivity, a 82% biopropene yield (94% selectivity) was obtained directly from industrial waste glycerol.

Keyphrases

ionic liquid
heavy metals
room temperature
wastewater treatment
risk assessment
energy transfer
life cycle
atomic force microscopy
high speed
single molecule