@article { ISI:000352115600006,
	title = {Highly active and reusable ternary oxide catalyst for dialkyl carbonates synthesis},
	journal = {Journal of Molecular Catalysis A-Chemical},
	volume = {398},
	year = {2015},
	month = {MAR},
	pages = {42-49},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV},
	address = {PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {<p>The application of ternary oxides, prepared through calcination of rare-earth modified Mg/Al-hydrotalcite (HT), as highly active, selective, and reusable solid catalysts for dialkyl carbonates synthesis by transesterification reaction is reported. Dimethyl carbonate, for example, was prepared by reacting ethylene carbonate with methanol in 100 mol\% selectivity at a yield of 95 mol\%. Among several rare-earth modified precursors, La (10 mol\%)-HT showed the highest activity. This catalyst was active even at ambient conditions. Basicity of the catalyst played crucial role on its performance. The activity of these catalysts was superior to the hitherto known solid catalysts for this reaction. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {Dialkyl carbonate, Dimethyl carbonate (DMC), Rare-earth modified hydrotalcite, Solid base catalyst, Ternary oxide, Transesterification of cyclic carbonate},
	issn = {1381-1169},
	doi = {10.1016/j.molcata.2014.11.022},
	author = {Unnikrishnan, P. and Srinivas, D.}
}
@inbook {45859,
	title = {Heterogeneous catalysis},
	booktitle = {Industrial catalytic processes for fine and specialty chemicals},
	year = {2016},
	pages = {41-111},
	publisher = {Elsevier Inc.},
	organization = {Elsevier Inc.},
	abstract = {A majority of industrial catalytic processes use heterogeneous catalysts because of their engineering advantages. At present, heterogeneous catalysis covers almost 80\% of the global market share. The demand for heterogeneous catalysis is growing annually. In 2010, it was about US 14 billion and expected estimation of it in 2015 is around 20 billion. Understanding at the molecular level the way surfaces of solids catalyze chemical reactions is a challenge in this area of research. This chapter introduces the fundamentals of heterogeneous catalysis, current industrial practices using solid catalysts, reaction steps involved in heterogeneous catalysis, conventional and advanced methods of catalyst preparation, catalyst characterization techniques, causes for catalyst deactivation, steps to avoid deactivation, and methods of catalyst reactivation. },
	issn = {978-012801457-8},
	doi = {10.1016/B978-0-12-801457-8.00003-3},
	author = {Unnikrishnan, P. and Srinivas, D.}
}
