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Production of isosorbide from sorbitol: A critical review

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Treballs Finals de Grau d'Enginyeria Química, Facultat de Química, Universitat de Barcelona, Curs: 2020-2021, Tutors: Roger Bringué Tomàs, Eliana Ramírez Rangel

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The problems arising from the use of plastics are one of the biggest challenges facing society. One way to combat them is through the use of isosorbide as a monomer for the production of plastics. Isosorbide can be produced from biomass without the use of petroleum, is non-toxic and give plastics very favourable properties.
The production of isosorbide is set by a series of sequential reactions that start with cellulose and culminating in the conversion of sorbitol to isosorbide by dehydration. This requires an acid catalyst for good results; industrially it is homogeneously catalysed in the presence of strong mineral acids. There are two major drawbacks associated with this process: the corrosion problems suffered by the equipment and the cost of separating the catalyst.
This work consists of a bibliographic review of the available studies and patents on the dehydration of sorbitol, giving importance to the use of different catalysts to suggest a more beneficial process

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Treballs Finals de Grau (TFG) - Enginyeria Química

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Production of isosorbide from sorbitol: A critical review