Glycerol production and its applications as a raw material: A review

HW Tan, ARA Aziz, MK Aroua - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Glycerol is a valuable byproduct in biodiesel production by transesterification, soap
manufacturing by saponification as well as hydrolysis reaction. The purity of glycerol …

A review on variation in crude glycerol composition, bio-valorization of crude and purified glycerol as carbon source for lipid production

LR Kumar, SK Yellapu, RD Tyagi, X Zhang - Bioresource technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Crude glycerol (CG) is a by-product formed during the trans-esterification reaction for
biodiesel production. Although crude glycerol is considered a waste stream of the biodiesel …

Sewage sludge to bio-fuel: A review on the sustainable approach of transforming sewage waste to alternative fuel

AP Bora, DP Gupta, KS Durbha - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Bio-fuels are gaining worldwide attention as an alternative fuel option replacing the usage of
the mineral diesel derived from conventional fossil sources. However, the high cost …

Progress, prospect and challenges in glycerol purification process: A review

MS Ardi, MK Aroua, NA Hashim - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
Glycerol surplus in recent decades due to global increase in biodiesel production has
created a new form of challenge in terms of purification for crude glycerol. This review …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Upgrading the glycerol from biodiesel production as a source of energy carriers and chemicals—A technological review for three chemical pathways

A Rodrigues, JC Bordado, R Galhano dos Santos - Energies, 2017 - mdpi.com
Glycerol is a by-product of biodiesel obtained from biomass, accounting for 10% of the
biodiesel production. In the context of a green economy, aiming for a reduction of the …

Potential applications of crude glycerol in polymer technology–Current state and perspectives

A Hejna, P Kosmela, K Formela, Ł Piszczyk… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
The increasing use of bio-based fuels and fuel additives, among them biodiesel, causes
significant surplus of crude glycerol on the market which creates new challenges in terms of …

[HTML][HTML] Current and future trends for crude glycerol upgrading to high value-added products

MH Moklis, S Cheng, JS Cross - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Crude glycerol is the main byproduct of biodiesel manufacturing from oleaginous crops and
other biomass-derived oils. Approximately 10% crude glycerol is produced with every batch …

Purification of glycerol and its conversion to value-added chemicals: A review

R Dhabhai, P Koranian, Q Huang… - Separation Science …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
An increase in demand for biodiesel production has resulted in increased production of
glycerol, which is the main co-product of the process. Glycerol resulted from the biodiesel …

Purification of residual glycerol recovered from biodiesel production

AM Domingos, FD Pitt… - South African Journal of …, 2019 - journals.co.za
Transesterification is the most widely used reaction in the production of biodiesel. It involves
the breaking of the triglyceride structure and the exchange of alkyl groups with the hydroxide …