Nanostructured NaAlO2 microspheres are produced by one-pot spray dried route, and are characterized by various physico-chemical methods. The obtained solids are composed of spherical aggregates of sodium aluminate with small crystallite size and strong surface basicity. This makes them highly active catalysts in the base-catalyzed synthesis of glycerol carbonate from glycerol and dimethyl carbonate. The catalyst does not leach and showed good reusability up to three cycles.
Sreerangappa, R., & Debecker, D. (2017). Room temperature synthesis of glycerol carbonate catalyzed by spray dried sodium aluminate microspheres. 13th European Congress on Catalysis – EuropaCat 2017, Florence, Italy. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/178922