Catalytic glycerol hydrogenolysis to 1,3-propanediol in a gas–solid fluidized bed

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Authors

Mohammad Jaber Darabi Mahboub · Polytechnique Montréal

Gregory S. Patience · Polytechnique Montréal

Abstract

We report the gas-phase hydrogenolysis of glycerol to 1,3-propanediol over Pt/WO3/Al2O3in a fluidized bed operating above 240 °C and at ambient pressure.

Topics & Keywords

Catalysis for Biomass Conversion Biofuel production and bioconversion Catalysts for Methane Reforming

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Clean water and sanitation

Publication Details

Published in: RSC Advances

Volume 7, Issue 7, pp. 3853-3860

DOI: 10.1039/c6ra27248g

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