Sustainable chemo-enzymatic synthesis of glycerol carbonate (meth)acrylate from glycidol and carbon dioxide enabled by ionic liquid technologies
Rocío Villa, Raúl Porcar, Susana Nieto, Antonio Donaire, Eduardo García‐Verdugo, Santiago V. Luis, Pedro Lozano
Abstract
A sustainable chemo-enzymatic process for producing both glycerol carbonate acrylate and glycerol carbonate methacrylate, as monomers for the preparation of biodegradable plastic materials, has been developed by using ionic liquid technologies.
Topics & Concepts
GlycidolIonic liquidCarbonateGlycerolAcrylateMethacrylateChemistryCarbon dioxideMonomerOrganic chemistryCatalysisPolymerEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisCatalysis for Biomass Conversion