Diglycerol synthesis via solvent-free selective glycerol etherification process over lithium-modified clay catalyst

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 225, Issue , 2013, Pages 784-789

  Ayoub, Muhammad ^a   Abdullah, Ahmad Zuhairi ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Diglycerol isomer; Glycerol; Lithium; Montmorillonite K 10; Selective etherification

Indexed keywords

CLAY CATALYSTS; ETHERIFICATION REACTIONS; GLYCEROL CONVERSIONS; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYST; ION-EXCHANGE METHODS; MODIFIED CLAYS; MONTMORILLONITE K10; SELECTIVE ETHERIFICATION;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CLAY MINERALS; ION EXCHANGE; ISOMERS; LITHIUM; SOLVENTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

GLYCEROL;

EID: 84877333909     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.04.044     Document Type: Article

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