Mylin A. Catalytic synthesis of ethyl lactate and lactic acid on the basis of glycerol

Development of catalysts based on oxides - ZrO2, TiO2, CeO2, Al2O3, CuO, MgO, ZrO2 for selective conversion of glycerin and dihydroxyacetone into lactic acid and ethyl lactate. The development of a sol-gel method for the synthesis of amphoteric ZrO2-TiO2 oxide and its testing in the processes of conversion dihydroxyacetone into ethyl lactate and lactic acid. Search a catalyst for conversion of ethanol solution of glycerin to ethyl lactate in flow mode. Investigation of the activity of zeolites in the reaction dehydration of ethyl lactate to ethyl acrylate. Determination of optimum conditions for liquid phase transformation of alkaline solutions of glycerol in sodium lactate on Cu-containing oxides. X-ray diffraction analysis, differential-thermal analysis, low temperature ad (de) sorption of nitrogen, IR, NMR spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, desorption mass spectrometry, gas chromatography. A method of producing ethyl lactate and lactic acid from dihydroxyacetone on an amphoteric ZrO2-TiO2 catalyst is proposed. The method of obtaining ethyl lactate from ethanolic solutions of glycerol on a CeO2/Al2O3 catalyst, which can be considered as the basis for the development of the appropriate technology, has been developed. Scope – petrochemistry and coalchemistry.