New Published Article
P.U. Okoye, B.H. Hameed, Review on recent progress incatalytic carboxylation and acetylation of glycerol as a byproduct of biodieselproduction, Renewable and Sustainable Energy ReviewsVolume 53, January 2016, Pages 558–574.
Awareness for green energy
sources has led to increasing demand of Biodiesel, BD as a renewable energy
alternative to fossil fuel. Glycerol is a major byproduct of BD and considered
an oversupplied commodity because of few applications characterized by its
crude nature. Acetylation and carboxylation pathways to upgrade glycerol using
Heterogeneous catalysts proves promising as its products have vast
applications. However, heterogeneous catalyst often deactivates and limits
industrial application of these pathways. Therefore, our recent article has
dwelt in these two pathways, discussing in details various conditions that may
lead to pitfall or promote their reaction.
