The
invention relates to a production process of hydroxyacetone, which
relates to the technical field of chemical synthesis, and comprises the
steps of uniformly mixing glycerol, an organic solvent and a supported
catalyst, reacting at 170-220 ℃ for at least 2 hours, filtering to
obtain filtrate and solid, rectifying the filtrate to obtain
hydroxyacetone, wherein the supported catalyst is prepared by adopting
an impregnation method and comprises 20-40% of active components and
60-80% of carriers, the active components of the supported catalyst
comprise aluminum, copper, chromium and zinc, and the carriers comprise
aluminum oxide, zeolite, zirconium dioxide and calcium oxide. The
invention can improve the conversion rate of glycerol, improve the
selectivity and purity of hydroxyacetone, prolong the service life of
the catalyst and further improve the production efficiency of
hydroxyacetone.