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An overview of recent research in the conversion of glycerol into biofuels, fuel additives and other bio-based chemicals

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 its byproduct, glycerol. In view of the characteristics and potentials of glycerol, efforts are on the increase to con...

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Main Authors: Nda-Umar, Usman Idris, Ramli, Irmawati, Taufiq-Yap, Yun Hin, Muhamad, Ernee Noryana
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Udgivet: MDPI 2019
Online adgang:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80624/1/FUEL.pdf
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spelling oai:psasir.upm.edu.my:80624 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80624/ An overview of recent research in the conversion of glycerol into biofuels, fuel additives and other bio-based chemicals Nda-Umar, Usman Idris Ramli, Irmawati Taufiq-Yap, Yun Hin Muhamad, Ernee Noryana 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 its byproduct, glycerol. In view of the characteristics and potentials of glycerol, efforts are on the increase to convert it to higher-value products, which will in turn improve the overall economics of biodiesel production. These high-value products include biofuels, oxygenated fuel additives, polymer precursors and other industrial bio-based chemicals. This review gives up-to-date research findings in the conversion of glycerol to the above high-value products, with a special focus on the performance of the catalysts used and their challenges. The specific products reviewed in this paper include hydrogen, ethanol, methanol, acetin, glycerol ethers, solketal, acetal, acrolein, glycerol carbonate, 1,3-propanediol, polyglycerol and olefins. MDPI 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80624/1/FUEL.pdf Nda-Umar, Usman Idris and Ramli, Irmawati and Taufiq-Yap, Yun Hin and Muhamad, Ernee Noryana (2019) An overview of recent research in the conversion of glycerol into biofuels, fuel additives and other bio-based chemicals. Catalysts, 9 (15). pp. 1-47. ISSN 2073-4344 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/9/1/15/htm 10.3390/catal9010015
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description 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 its byproduct, glycerol. In view of the characteristics and potentials of glycerol, efforts are on the increase to convert it to higher-value products, which will in turn improve the overall economics of biodiesel production. These high-value products include biofuels, oxygenated fuel additives, polymer precursors and other industrial bio-based chemicals. This review gives up-to-date research findings in the conversion of glycerol to the above high-value products, with a special focus on the performance of the catalysts used and their challenges. The specific products reviewed in this paper include hydrogen, ethanol, methanol, acetin, glycerol ethers, solketal, acetal, acrolein, glycerol carbonate, 1,3-propanediol, polyglycerol and olefins.
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author Nda-Umar, Usman Idris
Ramli, Irmawati
Taufiq-Yap, Yun Hin
Muhamad, Ernee Noryana
spellingShingle Nda-Umar, Usman Idris
Ramli, Irmawati
Taufiq-Yap, Yun Hin
Muhamad, Ernee Noryana
An overview of recent research in the conversion of glycerol into biofuels, fuel additives and other bio-based chemicals
author_facet Nda-Umar, Usman Idris
Ramli, Irmawati
Taufiq-Yap, Yun Hin
Muhamad, Ernee Noryana
author_sort Nda-Umar, Usman Idris
title An overview of recent research in the conversion of glycerol into biofuels, fuel additives and other bio-based chemicals
title_short An overview of recent research in the conversion of glycerol into biofuels, fuel additives and other bio-based chemicals
title_full An overview of recent research in the conversion of glycerol into biofuels, fuel additives and other bio-based chemicals
title_fullStr An overview of recent research in the conversion of glycerol into biofuels, fuel additives and other bio-based chemicals
title_full_unstemmed An overview of recent research in the conversion of glycerol into biofuels, fuel additives and other bio-based chemicals
title_sort overview of recent research in the conversion of glycerol into biofuels, fuel additives and other bio-based chemicals
publisher MDPI
publishDate 2019
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80624/1/FUEL.pdf
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