Renewable polyols for advanced polyurethane foams from diverse biomass resources

P Furtwengler, L Avérous - Polymer Chemistry, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Polyols, used for making polyurethane (PU) and polyisocyanurate (PIR) foams, are a topic of
interest due to the strong growth of the foam market during the last few decades. Polyols …

Value-added processing of crude glycerol into chemicals and polymers

X Luo, X Ge, S Cui, Y Li - Bioresource Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
Crude glycerol is a low-value byproduct which is primarily obtained from the biodiesel
production process. Its composition is significantly different from that of pure glycerol. Crude …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Crude glycerol and glycerol as fuels and fuel additives in combustion applications

J Zhang, Y Wang, VL Muldoon, S Deng - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biodiesels as renewable fuels are important in approaching low-carbon transportation. One
critical challenge associated with biodiesel production is the utilization of crude glycerol, an …

Malic acid production from renewables: a review

A Kövilein, C Kubisch, L Cai… - Journal of chemical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Malic acid derived from fossil resources is currently applied in the food and beverage
industries with a medium global production capacity. However, in the transition from a fossil …

Towards a sustainable approach for development of biodiesel from plant and microalgae

B Singh, A Guldhe, I Rawat, F Bux - Renewable and sustainable Energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
The production of biodiesel can be accomplished using a variety of feedstock sources. Plant
and microalgae based feedstocks are prominent and are studied extensively. Plant based …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable valorization of waste glycerol into bioethanol and biodiesel through biocircular approaches: a review

M Elsayed, M Eraky, AI Osman, J Wang… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Liquid biofuels like biodiesel and bioethanol are crucial in the transition to low-carbon and
high-energy alternatives to fossil fuels. One significant by-product of biodiesel production is …

[HTML][HTML] Glycerol production and transformation: a critical review with particular emphasis on glycerol reforming reaction for producing hydrogen in conventional and …

G Bagnato, A Iulianelli, A Sanna, A Basile - Membranes, 2017 - mdpi.com
Glycerol represents an emerging renewable bio-derived feedstock, which could be used as
a source for producing hydrogen through steam reforming reaction. In this review, the state …

Centrate wastewater treatment with Chlorella vulgaris: simultaneous enhancement of nutrient removal, biomass and lipid production

S Ge, S Qiu, D Tremblay, K Viner, P Champagne… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Achieving high biomass and lipid yields simultaneously during the cultivation process is
essential and currently represents one of the biggest challenges in the production of …