Review Article
Progress of Catalytic Valorization of Bio-Glycerol with Urea into Glycerol Carbonate as a Monomer for Polymeric Materials
Table 5
Catalytic glycerolysis of urea to GC with other catalysts.
| Entry | Catalyst | Acid amount (mmol/g) | Base amount (mmol/g) | Reaction conditions | Yield of GC (%) | Ref |
| 1 | La2O3 | —a | 0.108 | 140℃, 1 h | 90 | [124] | 2 | La2Cu0.5Fe0.5O4 | Qualitatively, not quantitatively | Qualitatively, not quantitatively | 150℃, 4 h | 81.9b | [125] | 3 | Cu1Mn | Qualitatively, not quantitatively | Qualitatively, not quantitatively | 140℃, 6 h | 99.1b | [126] | 4 | AlCaMO | Qualitatively, not quantitatively | Qualitatively, not quantitatively | 145℃, 5 h | 88b | [68] | 5 | γ-Zirconium phosphate | 1.49 | 0.18 | 135℃, 3 h | 100b | [127] | 6 | Waste boiler ash | —a | 7.1 | 150℃, 4 h | 84.3 | [128] | 7 | Gypsum-based catalyst | 0.12 | —a | 150℃, 4 h | 83.6 | [129] |
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aNot reported. bGC selectivity.
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