@article { ISI:000262658000018,
	title = {Montmorillonite for selective hydroxyalkylation of p-cresol},
	journal = {Applied Clay Science},
	volume = {43},
	number = {1},
	year = {2009},
	month = {JAN},
	pages = {113-117},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV},
	address = {PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {<p>Performances of montmorillonite titanium silicate (TS-1) and dodecatungstophosphoric acid (DTP) were compared for the hydroxyalkylation of p-cresol into dihydroxydiarylmethane (DAM). Ammonia TPD studies of various catalysts showed that an appropriate combination of both strong and weak acid sites of montmorillonite was mainly responsible rather than only the stronger acidity of bulk DTP for its highest catalytic activity for selective hydroxyalkylation of p-cresol to DAM. The selectivity to DAM could be enhanced by adjusting reaction conditions like mole ratio of p-cresol to formaldehyde, reaction temperature, catalyst concentration, solvent and reaction time. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {Ammonia TPD, Dihydroxydiarylmethane, Hydroxyalkylation, Montmorillonite, Solid acids},
	issn = {0169-1317},
	doi = {10.1016/j.clay.2008.07.015},
	author = {Garade, Ajit C. and Mate, Vivek R. and Rode, C. V.}
}
@article { ISI:000289716300080,
	title = {Role of promoters in copper chromite catalysts for hydrogenolysis of glycerol},
	journal = {Catalysis Today},
	volume = {164},
	number = {1},
	year = {2011},
	note = {1st Joint International Conference of the 8th Tokyo Conference on Advanced Catalytic Science and Technology/5th Asia Pacific Congress on Catalysis, Sapporo, JAPAN, JUL 18-23, 2010},
	month = {APR},
	pages = {447-450},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV},
	address = {PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {<p>Various copper chromite catalysts with and without promoters were prepared by simultaneous co-precipitation and digestion technique and the role of promoters (Al, Ba and Zn) was investigated for hydrogenolysis of glycerol to 1,2-propylene glycol (1,2-PG) in both batch and continuous operations. Among various promoters studied, copper chromite catalyst with Ba as a promoter showed the highest activity and selectivity of 85\% to 1,2-PG. This catalyst was found to be active for more than 800 h in a continuous operation also. Ammonia TPD results showed that barium promoted copper chromite catalyst had the highest acidity which facilitates the dehydration of glycerol to acetol which is the first step in hydrogenolysis of glycerol to 1,2-PG. The effect of barium content and variation in the promoters combination was also studied. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {1, 2-Propylene glycol, Acetol, Ammonia TPD, Glycerol hydrogenolysis, Surface acidity},
	issn = {0920-5861},
	doi = {10.1016/j.cattod.2010.10.032},
	author = {Mane, R. B. and Ghalwadkar, Ajay A. and Hengne, Amol M. and Suryawanshi, Y. R. and Rode, C. V.}
}
