Table 4 Comparison of the catalytic performance of the CNFs developed in the present study with that of different carbon catalysts reported by us previously.

From: Production of valuable chemicals from glycerol using carbon fiber catalysts derived from ethylene

Sample

Gly/AA molar ratio

Temp. (°C)

Time (h)

Selectivity (%)

Glycerol conversion (%)

References

MA

DA

TA

CX-H2SO4

1:6

80

6

40

 ~ 54

6

 ~ 94

17

CSBA-15-BDS

1:6

80

6

29

61

10

 ~ 96

18

HTC-H2SO4

1:6

80

6

28

60

12

 ~ 95

19

HTC500-BDS

1:6

80

24

59

38.5

 ~ 2.5

82

19

C_starch

1:6

110

2

26

56

18

96

20

CNF1_BDS

1:6

80

24

22.5

61.5

 ~ 14

 ~ 98

This work

  1. Gly glycerol, AA acetic acid, MA monoacetins, DA diacetins, TA triacetin, CX carbon xerogels, CSBA-15 ordered mesoporous carbon obtained by a hard template method, HTC hydrothermal carbon spheres, HTC500 hydrothermal carbon spheres thermally treated at 500 °C, BDS 4-benzenediazonium sulfonate, C_starch carbon obtained from starch by partial carbonization, CNF1 carbon nanofibers obtained from ethylene.
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