@article { ISI:000275090400021,
	title = {Cu:Al Nano catalyst for selective hydrogenolysis of glycerol to 1,2-propanediol},
	journal = {Catalysis Letters},
	volume = {135},
	number = {1-2},
	year = {2010},
	month = {MAR},
	pages = {141-147},
	publisher = {SPRINGER},
	address = {233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USA},
	abstract = {<p>Non-chromium Cu:Al nano catalyst prepared by simultaneous co-precipitation and digestion method without any template or stabilizer, showed three times higher activity than the bulk Cu-Cr catalyst for hydrogenolysis of glycerol in both isopropanol and water solvents, with the selectivity to 1,2-Propanediol (1,2-PDO) as high as 91\% at 493 K and H(2) pressure of 7 MPa in 5 h. XRD pattern showed the presence of Cu(+) species in the activated Cu: Al nano catalyst. Although Cu(+) is catalytically inactive in glycerol hydrogenolysis reaction, the presence of Cu(+) helps to stabilize the particle size in a narrow range of 7-11 nm by inhibiting the sintering of copper particles under reaction conditions.</p>},
	keywords = {1, 2-Propanediol, Cu:Al nano catalyst, Glycerol, Selective hydrogenolysis},
	issn = {1011-372X},
	doi = {10.1007/s10562-010-0276-5},
	author = {Mane, Rasika B. and Hengne, Amol M. and Ghalwadkar, Ajay A. and Vijayanand, Subramanian and Mohite, Pravin H. and Potdar, Hari S. and Rode, Chandrashekhar V.}
}
@article { ISI:000306358100005,
	title = {Copper modified waste fly ash as a promising catalyst for glycerol hydrogenolysis},
	journal = {Catalysis Today},
	volume = {190},
	number = {1},
	year = {2012},
	month = {AUG},
	pages = {31-37},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV},
	address = {PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {<p>Several catalyst formulations using waste fly ash along with Cu were prepared and characterised by XRD, BET and TEM. These catalysts were also evaluated for the first time for hydrogenolysis of glycerol to 1,2 propanediol (1,2-PDO) in a batch reactor under 52 bar H-2 pressure in the temperature range of 473-513 K conditions. The fly ash pretreated by alkali using the fusion method and impregnated with Cu showed higher activity and stability for glycerol hydrogenolysis. Due to pretreatment with alkali at high temperature, transformation of alpha-quartz to the tridymite phase of SiO2 occurred. More importantly, use of alkali either during the pretreatment or the Cu loading step resulted in a high dispersion on the surface which was responsible for higher glycerol conversion and 1,2-PDO selectivity. The effects of temperature, Cu loading and solvent on glycerol conversion and product selectivities were also studied in this work. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {1, 2-Propanediol, Alkali fusion, Cu loading, Fly ash, Glycerol hydrogenolysis},
	issn = {0920-5861},
	doi = {10.1016/j.cattod.2011.11.038},
	author = {Rode, C. V. and Mane, R. B. and Potdar, A. S. and Patil, P. B. and Niphadkar, P. S. and Joshi, P. N.}
}
