Conversion of glycidol to glycerol carbonate using Halogen-free bio-based organic salts

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Jitpisut Poolwong

Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Thailand

: J Chem Appl Chem Eng

Abstract

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Catalytic transformation of carbon dioxide (CO₂) into higher useful chemicals has gained much interest in organic synthetic chemistry for the exploitation of CO₂ as C1 resources. In recent years, organocatalytic reactions have received wide attention because of cost-effectiveness, sustainability, and non-toxicity. In this work we explore readily biobased organic salts for the cycloaddition of CO₂ to glycidol to generate glycerol carbonate (GC) as a product. GC has obtained much interest due to its several properties such as specific reactivity, biodegradability, lack of toxicity or flammability, solubility in water and low vapor pressure. GC has found a wide range of applications, especially as a building block for the production of chemicals and polymers, organic solvent, a liquid carrier electrolytes in lithium batteries and an additive in cosmetics.

Biography

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Jitpisut Poolwong is currently PhD student in department of materials science and engineering at VISTEC. She has completed her bacherlor degree from Kasetsart University in a field of Chemistry. She has published 5 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member of repute.