<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Catalytic activity of intercalated montmorillonite clay for glycerol conversion to oligomers via microwave irradiation"^^ . "Short-chain oligomers such as dimers and trimers are highly valued products because of their excellent biocompatibility caused by the presence of multi-hydrophilic groups within their structures. Conventionally, oligomers are produced via solvent-free glycerol etherification reactions using a simple heating process. However, the process requires a long reaction time (>7 h). Therefore, this work aims to minimize the reaction time by using microwave irradiation as a heating source and to enhance the yield of dimers and trimers by using a catalyst prepared from clay as an economical material for glycerol etherification. Thus, lithium-intercalated montmorillonite clay (Li/mk-10) was prepared via the wet impregnation method. The maximum 98 glycerol conversion was achieved in 4 h with the maximum dimer yield of 45 in 3 h. © 2020 Japan Institute of Energy. All rights reserved."^^ . "2020" . . "99" . "1" . . "Japan Institute of Energy"^^ . . . "Nihon Enerugi Gakkaishi/Journal of the Japan Institute of Energy"^^ . . . "09168753" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "B.B."^^ . "Abdullah"^^ . "B.B. Abdullah"^^ . . "M."^^ . "Ayoub"^^ . "M. Ayoub"^^ . . "A."^^ . "Aqsha"^^ . "A. Aqsha"^^ . . "S."^^ . "Ullah"^^ . "S. Ullah"^^ . . "Y."^^ . "Uemura"^^ . "Y. Uemura"^^ . . "S."^^ . "Yusup"^^ . "S. Yusup"^^ . . "M."^^ . "Sajid"^^ . "M. Sajid"^^ . . . . . "HTML Summary of #13768 \n\nCatalytic activity of intercalated montmorillonite clay for glycerol conversion to oligomers via microwave irradiation\n\n" . "text/html" . .