Issue 45, 2017

Selective conversion of coconut oil to fatty alcohols in methanol over a hydrothermally prepared Cu/SiO2 catalyst without extraneous hydrogen

Abstract

A novel one-pot approach selects a hydrothermally synthesized Cu/SiO2 catalyst (consisting of Cu2O·SiO2 and Cu0 surface species) to catalyze the reduction of a series of fatty esters, fatty acids, and coconut oil to fatty alcohols at 240 °C in methanol without extraneous hydrogen, attaining around 85% conversion and 100% selectivity.

Graphical abstract: Selective conversion of coconut oil to fatty alcohols in methanol over a hydrothermally prepared Cu/SiO2 catalyst without extraneous hydrogen

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
13 Feb 2017
Accepted
12 May 2017
First published
12 May 2017

Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 6152-6155

Selective conversion of coconut oil to fatty alcohols in methanol over a hydrothermally prepared Cu/SiO2 catalyst without extraneous hydrogen

L. Wu, L. Li, B. Li and C. Zhao, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 6152 DOI: 10.1039/C7CC01126A

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