@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: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.}
}
