Efficient two-step production of biobased plasticizers: dehydration-hydrogenation of citric acid followed by Fischer esterification

Anthony De Bruyne, Wouter Stuyck, Willem Deleu, Jarne Leinders, Carlos Márquez, K. Janssens, Dimitrios Sakellariou, Ruben Ghillebert, Dirk De Vos

Green Chemistry · 2023 · 14 citations · 36 references

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We report the production of biobased plasticizers for PVC starting from citric by a two-step process comprising dehydration-hydrogenation followed by a Fischer esterification.

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