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Glycerol hydrogenolysis to propylene glycol

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A nickel catalyst showed a considerable selectivity to propylene glycol (up to 98%) at 30% glycerol conversion, under moderate hydrogenation conditions: 200 °C reaction temperature, 20–25 bar hydrogen pressure, 5 wt% catalyst and unprecedented low reaction time of 8 h.

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  1. Research Center OLTCHIM S.A, 1 Uzinei St, Ramnicu Valcea, 240050, Romania

    Adriana Marinoiu & Costinela-Laura Gáspár

  2. National Agency for Radioactive Waste, ANDRAD, Pitesti, Romania

    Gheorghe Ionita

  3. Faculty of Industrial Chemistry, Technical University Iasi, 71, D. Mangeron Ave, Iasi, 70050, Romania

    Claudia Cobzaru & Spiridon Oprea

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Marinoiu, A., Ionita, G., Gáspár, CL. et al. Glycerol hydrogenolysis to propylene glycol. React Kinet Catal Lett 97, 315–320 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-009-0032-2

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