Huang Zhiwei^1,2, Cui Fang¹, Zuo Jianliang^1,2, Chen Jing^1*, Xia Chungu^1*

(1 State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China. 2 Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China)

Abstract: The recent development of catalysts for the catalytic hydrogenolysis of the glycerol byproducts from biodiesel production to value-added 1,2-propanediol was reviewed. The research works of different catalyst systems were summarized, and the directions in this field were also suggested for future research.

Key words: glycerol; catalytic hydrogenolysis; 1,2-propanediol

E-mail: chenj@lzb.ac.cn; cgxia@lzb.ac.cn

Journal of Molecular Catalysis, Vol. 25, Issue 3, 2011, 281~288