Continuous Flow Upgrading of Selected C2–C6 Platform Chemicals Derived from Biomass

R Gerardy, DP Debecker, J Estager, P Luis… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The ever increasing industrial production of commodity and specialty chemicals inexorably
depletes the finite primary fossil resources available on Earth. The forecast of population …

Recent advances in glycerol catalytic valorization: A review

M Checa, S Nogales-Delgado, V Montes, JM Encinar - Catalysts, 2020 - mdpi.com
Once a biorefinery is ready to operate, the main processed materials need to be completely
evaluated in terms of many different factors, including disposal regulations, technological …

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 …

Catalytic conversion of glycerol for sustainable production of solketal as a fuel additive: A review

MR Nanda, Y Zhang, Z Yuan, W Qin… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
The exponential growth of biodiesel industries all around the world has produced a large
amount of glycerol as a byproduct, which must be valorized for the sustainability of the …

Recent advances in glycerol valorization via electrooxidation: Catalyst, mechanism and device

J Wu, X Yang, M Gong - Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2022 - Elsevier
Glycerol is one of the most important biomass-based platform molecules, massively
produced as a by-product in the biodiesel industry. Its high purification cost from the crude …

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 …

Oxygenated fuel additives from glycerol valorization. Main production pathways and effects on fuel properties and engine performance: A critical review

A Cornejo, I Barrio, M Campoy, J Lázaro… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
The projected growth of biodiesel world production has led to an increasing interest in
finding new routes to valorize the large amount of glycerol produced linked to this biofuel …

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 …