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The publication deals with the gas-phase dehydration of glycerol towards acrolein using a sulfonic functionalized SBA-15 mesoporous material. Due to the strength and the Bronsted nature of the acid sites, a remarkable selectivity to acrolein could be obtained.
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The valorization of glycerol, a by-product of the biodiesel manufacture, is of paramount interest to improve the economics of the biodiesel production, providing at the same time the industry with important and versatile feedstocks. One important route for the transformation of glycerol is the dehydration to acrolein, which has significant applications in agriculture and polymer industry. Currently, acrolein is produced by the oxidation of propylene.
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This page is a summary of: Sulfonic-functionalized SBA-15 as an active catalyst for the gas-phase dehydration of Glycerol, Catalysis Communications, March 2012, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2011.12.029.
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