Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (4): 371-373.

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Synthesis of Propylene Carbonate from Alcoholysis of Urea Catalyzed by Modi-fied Hydroxyapatites

DU Zhiping*, LIU Liang, YUAN Hua, XIONG Jian, ZHOU Bin, WU Yuanxin   

  1. Hubei Key Laboratory of Novel Reactor and Green Chemical Technology, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Edu-cation, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
  • Received:2010-04-25 Online:2010-04-25 Published:2013-10-08

Abstract: The high activity of metal-modified hydroxyapatite catalysts for urea alcoholysis is ascribed to the strong basic sites on their surface compared with those of hydroxyapatite or corresponding metal oxides.

Key words: hydroxyapatite, basic catalyst, urea, 1, 2-propanediol, propylene carbonate