Hierarchically structured zeolites: from design to application

LH Chen, MH Sun, Z Wang, W Yang, Z Xie… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Hierarchical zeolites combine the intrinsic catalytic properties of microporous zeolites and
the enhanced access and transport of the additional meso-and/or macroporous system …

Turning biodiesel glycerol into oxygenated fuel additives and their effects on the behavior of internal combustion engines: A comprehensive systematic review

R Sedghi, H Shahbeik, H Rastegari, S Rafiee… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The boom of the biodiesel industry has ramped up global glycerol production. Unfortunately,
a large portion of the glycerol generated by this growing industry is recklessly discharged …

An overview of recent research in the conversion of glycerol into biofuels, fuel additives and other bio-based chemicals

UI Nda-Umar, I Ramli, YH Taufiq-Yap, EN Muhamad - Catalysts, 2018 - mdpi.com
The depletion of fossil fuels has heightened research and utilization of renewable energy
such as biodiesel. However, this has thrown up another challenge of significant increase in …

Sulphonated biomass-based catalyst for solketal synthesis by acetalization of glycerol–A byproduct of biodiesel production

K Saikia, K Rajkumari, NS Moyon, S Basumatary… - Fuel Processing …, 2022 - Elsevier
Research on biomass-based catalyst is beneficial for the sustainability of biodiesel industry
owing to its wide availability of feedstock, non-toxicity and biodegradability. Cellulose based …

Progress in the design of zeolite catalysts for biomass conversion into biofuels and bio-based chemicals

DP Serrano, JA Melero, G Morales, J Iglesias… - Catalysis …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This article reviews the recent advances in the development of zeolite catalysts for biomass
valorization processes to produce both biofuels and/or bio-based chemicals, which is an …

Production of fuel additive solketal via catalytic conversion of biodiesel-derived glycerol

I Zahid, M Ayoub, BB Abdullah, MH Nazir… - Industrial & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The increase in the synthesis of biodiesel has also contributed to a surplus of crude glycerol,
which is a significant bottleneck throughout the supply chain of biodiesel and has produced …

Exploring the Brønsted acidity of UiO-66 (Zr, Ce, Hf) metal–organic frameworks for efficient solketal synthesis from glycerol acetalization

VR Bakuru, SR Churipard, SP Maradur… - Dalton …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Zr, Ce, Hf-based isostructural UIO-66 MOFs exhibited varying degree of Brønsted acidity
(UiO-66 (Hf)> UiO-66 (Ce)> UiO-66 (Zr)) on their secondary building units owing to the …

Glycerol acetals and ketals as possible diesel additives. A review of their synthesis protocols

AR Trifoi, PŞ Agachi, T Pap - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of the biodiesel industry all over the world, a large surplus of
glycerol has been created, so economic uses of glycerol for value-added products are …

A review on the catalytic acetalization of bio-renewable glycerol to fuel additives

A Talebian-Kiakalaieh, NAS Amin, N Najaafi… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The last 20 years have seen an unprecedented breakthrough in the biodiesel industry
worldwide leads to abundance of glycerol. Therefore, the economic utilization of glycerol to …

Recent Advances in the Valorization of Biodiesel By‐Product Glycerol to Solketal

S Ao, SL Rokhum - Journal of Chemistry, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The exponential rise of the biodiesel production has resulted in a considerable amount of
glycerol as a by‐product, which must be valorized to ensure the sector's long‐term viability …