甘油碳酸酯合成催化剂及反应机理研究进展

Glycerol carbonate is one of the important derivatives of glycerol and has a variety of industrial application due to its excellent physicalchemistry properties. In this work, the three synthetic methods of glycerol carbonate form glycerol, such as the transesterification of glycerol with dimethyl carbonate, the reaction of glycerol with urea, and the carbonation of glycerol with carbon dioxide, were introduced, respectively. Both the catalytic activity and the selectivity of the catalysts used in the above reactions were reviewed. The catalytic stabilities of these catalysts were also reviewed. Furthermore, the reaction mechanisms of the above reactions were also analyzed. In the future, in order to promote the industrial production of glycerol carbonate, the reaction mechanism of the above reactions should be researched in detail and the catalysts with a high activity should also be prepared according to the character of these reactions.