2005 Annual Meeting
(492c) Production of Propylene Glycol from Glcyerin and Sugars
Authors
Mohanprasad Dasari, Feed Energy Company
Chuang-Wei Chiu, University of Missouri-Columbia
William Sutterlin, University of Missouri-Columbia
Hydrogenolysis of glycerin is used to produce propylene glycol. Several catalysts were evaluated and the process optimized. Yields in excess of 90% on a carbon basis were achieved.