Research Article

Using Diaper Waste to Prepare Magnetic Catalyst for the Synthesis of Glycerol Carbonate

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Comparison of the DW-Ni-700 with reported heterogeneous catalysts.

EntryCatalystFeedstockYieldf (%)aReuse timesYieldr (%)bRef.

1LiCl/CaOLiCl, CaO94.2587.3[41]
2Ti-SBA-15SBA-15, titanium isopropoxide81.8366.4[42]
3OPFAOil palm fuel ash94.5581.5[3]
4RM-500Red mud92.048.2[29]
5CoFe2O4@(CaO-ZnO)Co(NO3)2, Zn(NO3)2, CaCl2, Fe(NO3)396.9486.8[43]
6DW-Ni-700Diaper waste, Ni(NO3)293.2489.6Present work

aGC yield when the fresh catalyst was applied. bGC yield after the catalyst was recycled for several times.