@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.}
}
