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MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF CATALYTIC HYDROGENATION PROCESS OF GLYCEROL TO PROPYLENE GLYCOL Print

MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF CATALYTIC HYDROGENATION PROCESS OF GLYCEROL TO PROPYLENE GLYCOL

 

 

Adriana Marinoiu1*, Claudia Cobzaru2, Elena Carcadea1, Vasile Tanislav1, Catalin Capris1

 

 

1National Institute for Research and Development for Cryogenic and Isotopic   Technologies - ICIT Rm. Valcea, Uzinei Street no.4; P.O. Box 7 Râureni, 240050, Rm.Vâlcea, Romania

 

 

ABSTRACT

 

The conversion of glycerol hydrogenolysis in aqueous solutions on a commercial copper chromite catalyst is evaluated under various conditions of temperature and time. These parameters are necessary and sufficient for developing a mathematical model of the hydrogenolysis process. This model shows a good arrangement of the experimental points on the response surfaces and a correlation coefficient closed to unity.

 

KEYWORDS: copper chromite catalyst, hydrogenolysis, mathematical model.

*Corresponding authors: Adriana Marinoiu, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , phone:0040 250 736979, fax:0040 250 732746

2“Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iaşi, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection, D. Mangeron, 71, 70050