Critical Review of the Various Reaction Mechanisms for Glycerol Etherification

• Published in: Catalysts Vol. 12; no. 11; p. 1487
• Main Authors: Palanychamy, Prakas, Lim, Steven, Yap, Yeow Hong, Leong, Loong Kong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.11.2022
• Subjects: Acids; Additives; alcohol solvent; Benzyl alcohol; Biodiesel fuels; Biofuels; Butanol; Butylene; Catalysts; Chemical reactions; Cosmetics; Energy industry; Ethers; Fossil fuels; Glycerin; Glycerol; glycerol etherification; Isomers; mechanism; Molybdenum; olefin solvent; Personal grooming; Reaction mechanisms; Reaction products; Renewable resources; Selectivity; solvent free; Solvents

This review provides in-depth coverage of numerous mechanisms available for the etherification process of glycerol, including alcohol solvent, olefin solvent and solvent-free routes along with products that are formed at various stages of the reaction. Mono tert-butyl glycerol ether (MTBG), di tert-...