A green approach for the preparation of a surfactant embedded sulfonated carbon catalyst towards glycerol acetalization reactions
Anindya Ghosh, Aniruddha Singha, A. Auroux, Avik Das, Debasis Sen, Biswajit Chowdhury
Abstract
A surfactant embedded carbon-based acid catalyst was prepared<italic>via</italic>simple physical mixing and thermal treatment to establish the relationship between hydrophobicity and acidic site density for efficient glycerol acetalization reaction.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisGlycerolPulmonary surfactantCarbon fibersChemistryMixing (physics)Organic chemistryCarbon numberChemical engineeringMaterials scienceComposite numberComposite materialAlkylEngineeringQuantum mechanicsPhysicsBiochemistryCatalysis for Biomass ConversionIonic liquids properties and applicationsEnzyme Catalysis and Immobilization