Catalytic conversion and mechanism of glycerol into various value-added products: A critical review

N Yadav, G Yadav, M Ahmaruzzaman - Industrial Crops and Products, 2024 - Elsevier
Glycerol (GL) is a low-cost byproduct of biodiesel industries, which accounts for 10 wt% of
biodiesel generation. As the biodiesel industries grow, the need for GL utilization is also …

Critical review of the various reaction mechanisms for glycerol etherification

P Palanychamy, S Lim, YH Yap, LK Leong - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review provides in-depth coverage of numerous mechanisms available for the
etherification process of glycerol, including alcohol solvent, olefin solvent and solvent-free …

Synthesis of oxygenated fuel additives via glycerol esterification with acetic acid over bio-derived carbon catalyst

PU Okoye, AZ Abdullah, BH Hameed - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
Glycerol derived from biodiesel (BD) production is oversupplied and requires urgent
utilization. Hence, crude bio-derived glycerol was utilized as a carbon precursor for …

Highly selective acetalization of glycerol with acetone to solketal over acidic carbon-based catalysts from biodiesel waste

M Gonçalves, R Rodrigues, TS Galhardo, WA Carvalho - Fuel, 2016 - Elsevier
The glycerol acetalization reaction in the presence of acetone was evaluated using acidic
carbon-based catalysts from biodiesel waste as catalysts. Acidic carbon-based catalysts …

Glycerol and microwave-assisted catalysis: recent progress in batch and flow devices

AAF da Costa, AN de Oliveira, R Esposito… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Glycerol is a platform molecule allowing the production of high value-added molecules with
numerous industrial applications in many different fields. Among the several studies found in …

A comprehensive review on catalytic etherification of glycerol to value-added products

A Bhargava, S Shelke, M Dilkash… - Reviews in Chemical …, 2023 - degruyter.com
The increase in biodiesel production has resulted in the oversupply of glycerol into the
market. Purified and processed glycerol has found many direct applications in …

Glycerol and catalysis by waste/low-cost materials—a review

AAF Costa, AN de Oliveira, R Esposito, C Len, R Luque… - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
The growing global demand for renewable energy sources can be reached using biofuels
such as biodiesel, for example. The most used route to produce biodiesel is the …

Activated carbons obtained from orange peels, coffee grounds, and sunflower husks—comparison of physicochemical properties and activity in the alpha-pinene …

A Kamińska, P Miądlicki, K Kiełbasa, M Kujbida… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
This work presents studies on the preparation of porous carbon materials from waste
biomass in the form of orange peels, coffee grounds, and sunflower seed husks. The …

Valorisation of fruits, their juices and residues into valuable (nano) materials for applications in chemical catalysis and environment

M Nasrollahzadeh, N Shafiei, Z Nezafat… - The Chemical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
One of the most abundant wastes from all around the world is nutrient resources. Among
them, fruits, their extracts, and residues comprise a major portion, which contain many …

Ultrasound-assisted acetylation of glycerol for triacetin production over green catalyst: A liquid biofuel candidate

S Karnjanakom, P Maneechakr, C Samart… - Energy Conversion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Upgrading of crude glycerol to high value-added chemical products is an attractive process
in biomass conversion and biorefinery industry. In this work, production of triacetin (TAG) …