Abstract
Synthesis of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) from propylene oxide (PO), carbon dioxide and methanol was investigated. Tetrabutyl ammonium bromide and sodium methoxide were used as catalyst for the reaction. It was found that under the reaction conditions of T = 423 K, P = 4 MPa selectivity of DMC was 55.8%, and selectivity of the by products was 1.4%, when the two components of the catalyst were added separately in two steps. These results were much better than those of the case when the two components were added simultaneously.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 651-654 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Beijing Ligong Daxue Xuebao/Transaction of Beijing Institute of Technology |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2006 |
Keywords
- Carbon dioxide
- Catalyst
- Dimethyl carbonate
- Propylene oxide
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Gao, Z. M., Su, J. H., Chen, X. Z., & Hu, C. W. (2006). New route for the catalytic synthesis of dimethyl carbonate. Beijing Ligong Daxue Xuebao/Transaction of Beijing Institute of Technology, 26(7), 651-654.