Synthesis of Propylene Carbonate by Urea Alcoholysis—Recent Advances
Organic carbonates are considered the chemicals of the future. In particular, propylene carbonate is widely used as a non-reactive solvent, plasticizer, fuel additive, and reagent, especially in the production of environmentally friendly polymers that are not harmful to human health. This paper revi...
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| author | Łukasz Kotyrba Anna Chrobok Agnieszka Siewniak |
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| description | Organic carbonates are considered the chemicals of the future. In particular, propylene carbonate is widely used as a non-reactive solvent, plasticizer, fuel additive, and reagent, especially in the production of environmentally friendly polymers that are not harmful to human health. This paper reviews recent literature findings regarding the development of propylene carbonate synthetic methods starting from propane-1,2-diol and urea. The ammonia formed during the synthesis is recycled to obtain urea from carbon dioxide. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-931a187f765b4bb39422fa6777a2e40d2023-11-24T00:42:41ZengMDPI AGCatalysts2073-43442022-03-0112330910.3390/catal12030309Synthesis of Propylene Carbonate by Urea Alcoholysis—Recent AdvancesŁukasz Kotyrba0Anna Chrobok1Agnieszka Siewniak2Łukasiewicz Research Network—Institute of Heavy Organic Synthesis “Blachownia”, Energetyków 9, 47-225 Kędzierzyn-Koźle, PolandDepartment of Chemical Organic Technology and Petrochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology, Krzywoustego 4, 44-100 Gliwice, PolandDepartment of Chemical Organic Technology and Petrochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology, Krzywoustego 4, 44-100 Gliwice, PolandOrganic carbonates are considered the chemicals of the future. In particular, propylene carbonate is widely used as a non-reactive solvent, plasticizer, fuel additive, and reagent, especially in the production of environmentally friendly polymers that are not harmful to human health. This paper reviews recent literature findings regarding the development of propylene carbonate synthetic methods starting from propane-1,2-diol and urea. The ammonia formed during the synthesis is recycled to obtain urea from carbon dioxide.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/12/3/309propylene carbonateurea alcoholysispropylene glycol |
| spellingShingle | Łukasz Kotyrba Anna Chrobok Agnieszka Siewniak Synthesis of Propylene Carbonate by Urea Alcoholysis—Recent Advances Catalysts propylene carbonate urea alcoholysis propylene glycol |
| title | Synthesis of Propylene Carbonate by Urea Alcoholysis—Recent Advances |
| title_full | Synthesis of Propylene Carbonate by Urea Alcoholysis—Recent Advances |
| title_fullStr | Synthesis of Propylene Carbonate by Urea Alcoholysis—Recent Advances |
| title_full_unstemmed | Synthesis of Propylene Carbonate by Urea Alcoholysis—Recent Advances |
| title_short | Synthesis of Propylene Carbonate by Urea Alcoholysis—Recent Advances |
| title_sort | synthesis of propylene carbonate by urea alcoholysis recent advances |
| topic | propylene carbonate urea alcoholysis propylene glycol |
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