The hydrogenolysis of glycerol to lower alcohols.

Much work has been done towards the hydrogenolysis of glycerol to 1,2-PDO and 1,3-PDO using various heterogeneous systems including Rh, Ru, Pt, PtRu, copper systems and Raney Ni in batch systems. However, routes to lower alcohols, such as 1-propanol and ethanol have been less discussed. From an indu...

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Main Author: Van Ryneveld, Esti.
Other Authors: Friedrich, Holger Bernhard.
Language:en
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10413/5364