Selective oxidation of glycerol to formic acid catalyzed by iron salts

Academic Article
Publication Date:
2016
abstract:
Glycerol is oxidized by hydrogen peroxide to formic acid with excellent selectivity in the presence of iron salts. The oxidation takes place at room temperature in water; at the end of the reaction the catalytic system is still active and available to restart the oxidation.
Iris type:
01.01 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Iron catalysts; Glycerol valorization; Selective oxidation; Hydrogen peroxide; Formic acid
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Handle:
https://iris.cnr.it/handle/20.500.14243/308561
Published in:
CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS
Journal