Recent advances in conversion of glycerol: a byproduct of biodiesel production to glycerol carbonate

A Das, P Kodgire, H Li, S Basumatary… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Owing to erupted ecological concerns and escalated energy consumption, biodiesel
produced by transesterifying nonedible and used cooking oils has been acknowledged as a …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in processes and catalysts for glycerol carbonate production via direct and indirect use of CO2

P Inrirai, J Keogh, A Centeno-Pedrazo, N Artioli… - Journal of CO2 …, 2024 - Elsevier
Glycerol can be utilised as a renewable feedstock in several chemical reactions, including
carbonation, carbonylation, transesterification, and oxidation. Among the several …

Advances in upgrading biomass to biofuels and oxygenated fuel additives using metal oxide catalysts

J Ethiraj, D Wagh, H Manyar - Energy & Fuels, 2022 - ACS Publications
Increasing demand for transportation fuels, awareness of climate change, and dwindling
supplies of crude oil has led to the rapid increase in production of biomass derived …

Production of glycerol carbonate from glycerol and carbon dioxide using metal oxide catalysts

P Koranian, AK Dalai, R Sammynaiken - Chemical Engineering Science, 2024 - Elsevier
This work is focused on a green production of glycerol carbonate through converting
glycerol, as a by-product of biodiesel production, and a greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide …

Synthesis of glycerol carbonate via alcoholysis of urea with glycerol: Current status and future prospects

Y Li, H Liu, Z Zheng, Z Fu, D He… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Glycerol carbonate is an important chemical in industrial chemistry. It could be synthesized
from glycerol, which is a byproduct in the biodiesel production process. Alcoholysis of urea …

Resourcification of CO2 to high-value-added glycerol carbonate by ZnAlCe composite oxides with frustrated Lewis pairs

Z Cao, G Wu, X Wang, L Deng, J Wan, Y Liu, J Kan… - Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Zinc-aluminum-cerium composite oxide (ZnAlCe) catalysts were prepared by co-
precipitation to catalyze the direct synthesis of glycerol carbonate (GC) from carbon dioxide …

Synthesis of oxygenated fuel additive solketal through catalytic acetalization of glycerol with acetone using HPMo/AlTUD-1

RK Singh, V Gosu, V Subbaramaiah - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2025 - Elsevier
The increase in global energy demand and environmental concerns have positioned
biodiesel as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. However, biodiesel production …

Structural study of mixed metal oxide catalysts comprising Mg, Ca, and Al used for upgrading biodiesel byproduct glycerol to glycerol carbonate

P Koranian, AK Dalai, R Sammynaiken - Applied Catalysis A: General, 2024 - Elsevier
Glycerol is a by-product in biodiesel production. It is possible to convert glycerol to glycerol
carbonate by carbonylation with CO 2. In this work, novel mixed metal oxides of Mg-Ca, Mg …

Glycerol carbonate synthesis via transesterification of enriched glycerol and dimethyl carbonate using a Li-incorporated MCM-41 framework

J Jitjamnong, P Khongprom, T Ratanawilai… - RSC …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Waste crude glycerol was successfully enriched and utilized as an inexpensive source for
producing value-added chemicals, such as glycerol carbonate (GC)–a valuable compound …

Production of esters with numerous applications: Kinetics of Dowex 50W catalyzed transesterification of methyl acetate with three‐and four‐carbon structured alcohols

BH Albusairi, AS Almusallam, SH Ali… - … Canadian Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In this investigation, a strongly acidic exchange resin was used for the transesterification of
methyl acetate with n‐propanol, n‐butanol, and iso‐butanol. Kinetic and equilibrium …