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HRID 2407635Generated: October 31, 2026

Ethylene Glycol → Propylene Glycol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthylene GlycolHCID 174—
ReactantGlycerolHCID 753—
SolventIsopropanolHCID 3776—
ProductPropylene GlycolHCID 10308%
ProductHydroxyacetoneHCID 8299—

Reaction Steps

20 wt % glycerol was dehydrated at nitrogen ambient pressure at 220° C. using 80 g of 2-propanol as solvent. 0.01 g/ml of 71% Cu+Cr; 19% Al; 10% Ba catalyzed the reaction for 3 h to give glycerol conversion of 34% with 90% selectivity to hydroxyacetone, 8% 1,2-propylene glycol, <2% ethylene glycol and <0.01% to other products.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08809593B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_08
ORD IDord-0675f60396c0458fbcc01fdeba3ccf6c
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_08