Recent advances in the conversion of bioglycerol into value-added products

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 788-799

  Pagliaro, Mario ^a   Ciriminna, Rosaria ^a   Kimura, Hiroshi ^b   Rossi, Michele ^c   Pina, Cristina Della ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Kokura Synthetic Industries Ltd   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Biomass; Biorefinery; Glycerol; Renewable

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349583591     PISSN: 14387697     EISSN: 14389312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.200800210     Document Type: Review

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