An overview of the latest advances in the catalytic synthesis of glycerol carbonate

D Procopio, ML Di Gioia - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the development of renewable energy alternatives to traditional fossil fuels
has become one of the major challenges all over the world, due to the decline of fossil fuel …

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 …

Transesterification of dimethyl carbonate with glycerol by perovskite-based mixed metal oxide nanoparticles for the atom-efficient production of glycerol carbonate

J Poolwong, S Del Gobbo, V D'Elia - Journal of Industrial and Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
The catalytic transesterification of glycerol with dimethyl carbonate (DMC) is an attractive
process for the valorization of glycerol, an abundant waste product of the biodiesel industry …

Synthesis of glycerol carbonate from glycerol and dimethyl carbonate over CaO-SBA-15 catalyst

J Zhu, D Chen, Z Wang, Q Wu, Z Yin, Z Wei - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, transformation of glycerol from biodiesel industry into high value-added fine
chemicals has attracted a growing attention in the viewpoint of sustainable development …

Lithium loaded coal fly ash as sustainable and effective catalyst for the synthesis of glycerol carbonate from glycerol

S Arora, V Gosu, V Subbaramaiah… - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Coal fly ash (CFA) has been employed as a catalytic support for lithium ions by
impregnation. The basicity, basic strength, and stability of the resultant catalyst were further …

[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 …

Catalytic evaluation of Ni–3% Sr-/MCM-41 in dry and steam reforming of methane

MH Estalkhi, M Yousefpour, H Kohestani… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
A nickel catalyst on mesoporoussilica created through a direct synthesis and modified with a
strontium promoter. After conducting dry and steam reforming tests, the prepared samples …

Highly Deformable High-Strength SiO2 Aerogel Designed with an Alternating Structure of Hard Cores and Flexible Chains for Thermal Insulation

X Long, X Yan, L Zhou, W Chen, S Ren, Y Qiu… - ACS Macro …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Thermally insulating aerogels can now be prepared from ceramics, polymers, carbon, and
metals and composites between them. However, it is still a great challenge to make aerogels …

Synthesis and Optimization of Glycerol Carbonate from Crude Glycerol Using Sodium Carbonate (Na2CO3) as a Heterogeneous Catalyst

B Saelim, T Ratanawilai, S Ratanawilai - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
The essential need for sustainable energy sources to replace fossil fuels has fueled interest
in renewable energy and biorefinery processes. Biodiesel production generates a …

Utilization of e-wastes as a sustainable silica source in synthesis of ordered mesostructured titania nanocomposites with high adsorption and photoactivity

TH Liou, SM Liu, GW Chen - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The production of electronic waste (e-waste) is rapidly increasing globally. This waste is not
effectively used at present. Moreover, few studies have investigated the synthesis of …