HYDROGENOLYSIS OF POLYHYDROXY ALCOHOLS USING METAL INCORPORATED MANGANESE OXIDE OCTAHEDRAL MOLECULAR SIEVE AS A CATALYST

摘要

The invention relates to the hydrogenolysis of polyhydroxy alcohols in the presence of metal incorporated manganese oxide octahedral molecular sieve catalyst (M-OMS) to produce their corresponding lower alcohols. Hydrogenolysis of glycerol is performed above 50 °C temperature and hydrogen pressure of at least 10 bar while maintaining good conversions and high selectivity towards desired products.