Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for synthesizing cyclocarbonates by reacting an epoxy compound and carbon dioxide at atmospheric pressure and elevated temperature in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst system comprising an alkali metal halide and silica as well as the use of said catalyst system for the synthesis of cyclocarbonates.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 14, 2017
Date of Patent:
October 9, 2018
Assignee:
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA and Henkel IP & Holding GmbH
Inventors:
Thérèse Hémery, Hans-Georg Kinzelmann, Rosa Maria Sebastián Pérez, Jordi Marquet Cortés, Yongxia Wang, Jorge Aguilera