Synthesis of glycerol carbonate from industrial by-products by alcoholysis of urea: Crude glycerol and red gypsum
In this study, a heterogeneous catalyst was developed from red gypsum for the synthesis of glycerol carbonate through a glycerolysis reaction with urea. Under optimum reaction conditions, a simple heat treatment on bare red gypsum in a static air environment produces an 87% yield of the targeted gly...
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| description | In this study, a heterogeneous catalyst was developed from red gypsum for the synthesis of glycerol carbonate through a glycerolysis reaction with urea. Under optimum reaction conditions, a simple heat treatment on bare red gypsum in a static air environment produces an 87% yield of the targeted glycerol carbonate product. The higher catalytic activity of the calcined catalyst is due to its basic characteristics and the presence of different phases of anhydrite CaSO4 with additional elements, especially an active hematite (Fe2O3) phase. The catalytic process was also found to be insensitive to the type of flowing gas that was used to remove the evolved ammonia gas, whereby, either inert nitrogen gas or reactive air containing oxygen did not significantly impact the glycerol carbonate yield. Indeed, with a promising yield, the developed catalytic system was able to directly synthesise glycerol carbonate from industrial crude glycerol from a biodiesel plant. The red gypsum-based catalytic system seems resistant to the presence of a certain level of moisture and other impurities in crude glycerol. The catalyst efficiency is being retained for consecutive reaction cycles, which are subsequently reused for the next batch reaction without requiring any pre-treatment. |
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| spelling | ump-389762023-10-31T04:23:58Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38976/ Synthesis of glycerol carbonate from industrial by-products by alcoholysis of urea: Crude glycerol and red gypsum Mohd Hasbi, Ab. Rahim Nor Ain Syuhada, Zuhaimi Anisah Sajidah, Haji Saud Madduluri, Venkata Rao Alshammari, Hamed M. Maniam, Gaanty Pragas HD28 Management. Industrial Management Q Science (General) T Technology (General) In this study, a heterogeneous catalyst was developed from red gypsum for the synthesis of glycerol carbonate through a glycerolysis reaction with urea. Under optimum reaction conditions, a simple heat treatment on bare red gypsum in a static air environment produces an 87% yield of the targeted glycerol carbonate product. The higher catalytic activity of the calcined catalyst is due to its basic characteristics and the presence of different phases of anhydrite CaSO4 with additional elements, especially an active hematite (Fe2O3) phase. The catalytic process was also found to be insensitive to the type of flowing gas that was used to remove the evolved ammonia gas, whereby, either inert nitrogen gas or reactive air containing oxygen did not significantly impact the glycerol carbonate yield. Indeed, with a promising yield, the developed catalytic system was able to directly synthesise glycerol carbonate from industrial crude glycerol from a biodiesel plant. The red gypsum-based catalytic system seems resistant to the presence of a certain level of moisture and other impurities in crude glycerol. The catalyst efficiency is being retained for consecutive reaction cycles, which are subsequently reused for the next batch reaction without requiring any pre-treatment. Elsevier Ltd 2024-02-01 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38976/1/Synthesis%20of%20glycerol%20carbonate%20from%20industrial%20by-products%20by%20alcoholysis%20of%20urea.pdf pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38976/2/Synthesis%20of%20glycerol%20carbonate%20from%20industrial%20by-products%20by%20alcoholysis%20of%20urea_Crude%20glycerol%20and%20red%20gypsum_ABS.pdf Mohd Hasbi, Ab. Rahim and Nor Ain Syuhada, Zuhaimi and Anisah Sajidah, Haji Saud and Madduluri, Venkata Rao and Alshammari, Hamed M. and Maniam, Gaanty Pragas (2024) Synthesis of glycerol carbonate from industrial by-products by alcoholysis of urea: Crude glycerol and red gypsum. Fuel, 357 (129774). pp. 1-11. ISSN 0016-2361. (Published) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.129774 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.129774 |
| spellingShingle | HD28 Management. Industrial Management Q Science (General) T Technology (General) Mohd Hasbi, Ab. Rahim Nor Ain Syuhada, Zuhaimi Anisah Sajidah, Haji Saud Madduluri, Venkata Rao Alshammari, Hamed M. Maniam, Gaanty Pragas Synthesis of glycerol carbonate from industrial by-products by alcoholysis of urea: Crude glycerol and red gypsum |
| title | Synthesis of glycerol carbonate from industrial by-products by alcoholysis of urea: Crude glycerol and red gypsum |
| title_full | Synthesis of glycerol carbonate from industrial by-products by alcoholysis of urea: Crude glycerol and red gypsum |
| title_fullStr | Synthesis of glycerol carbonate from industrial by-products by alcoholysis of urea: Crude glycerol and red gypsum |
| title_full_unstemmed | Synthesis of glycerol carbonate from industrial by-products by alcoholysis of urea: Crude glycerol and red gypsum |
| title_short | Synthesis of glycerol carbonate from industrial by-products by alcoholysis of urea: Crude glycerol and red gypsum |
| title_sort | synthesis of glycerol carbonate from industrial by-products by alcoholysis of urea: crude glycerol and red gypsum |
| topic | HD28 Management. Industrial Management Q Science (General) T Technology (General) |
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