Methods for converting glycerol to allyl compounds
AssigneeThe Governors of the University of Alberta
InventorsAman Ullah, Yanet Rodriguez Herrero
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed towards methods of converting glycerol to an allyl compound, involving deoxydehydrating glycerol with formic acid and heat to form allyl alcohol; and esterifying the allyl alcohol with formic acid and/or phthalic anhydride and heat to form allyl formate and diallyl phthalate. In some instances, the heat is generated by a microwave. In further instances, the methods involve polymerizing the allyl alcohol, allyl formate and/or diallyl phthalate to form poly(allyl alcohol) or poly(allyl formate) or poly (diallyl phthalate). In some instances, the allyl polymers were used for the consolidation of oil sands tailings.
Claims19
A method of converting glycerol to an allyl compound, comprising:
- a) deoxydehydrating glycerol with formic acid and heat to form allyl alcohol;
- and
- b) esterifying the allyl alcohol with formic acid and heat to form allyl formate.
A method of converting glycerol to an allyl polymer, comprising:
- a) deoxydehydrating glycerol with formic acid and heat to form allyl alcohol;
- and
- b) polymerizing the allyl alcohol using a radical initiator and heat to form poly(allyl alcohol);
- wherein the heat of step (a) and step (b) is generated by a microwave.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.