The enormous production of glycerol, a waste stream from biodiesel industries, as a low-
value product has been causing a threat to both the environment and the economy …

In view of the diminishing oil resources and the ongoing climate change, the use of efficient
and environmentally benign technologies for the utilization of renewable resources has …

Production of chemicals from biomass offers a promising opportunity to reduce US
dependence on imported oil, as well as to improve the overall economics and sustainability …

Oxidation and hydrogenation catalysis plays a crucial role in the current chemical industry
for the production of key chemicals and intermediates. Because of their easy separation and …

Glycerol has become an important feedstock for chemicals. Selective hydrogenolysis of
glycerol has been attempted using several types of catalysts: non-noble-metal catalysts …

Layered double hydroxides (LDH) consist of positively-charged metal hydroxide layers and
negatively-charged anions and water in the interstitial layers. Due to the unique properties of …

The mechanism of the hydrogenolysis of glycerol to 1, 3-propanediol over Ir–ReO x/SiO 2
catalyst was discussed. We investigated the catalytic performance, structure, reaction …

The depleting petroleum oil resources, political embargos, and global warming dilemma
have made it mandatory to develop alternative green technologies for energy and chemical …

The article underlines and discusses the state-of-the-art accomplishments in the catalytic
conversion of glycerol (1, 2, 3-propanetriol) to fuels and value-added chemicals in the past …

Glycerol is one of the most attractive platform chemicals and catalytic upgrading of glycerol
to valuable products is of great importance. In the past decade, synthesis of 1, 2-propanediol …