Glycerol (byproduct of biodiesel production) as a source for fuels and chemicals - Mini review

Open Fuels and Energy Science Journal

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages 17-22

  Fan, Xiaohu ^a   Burton, Rachel ^a   Zhou, Yongchang ^b  

^a Piedmont Biofuels Industrial   (United States)

^b Technology Department / Yonezawa Hamari Chemicals Ltd 2 4300 18   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Feedstock; Glycerol; Value added product

Indexed keywords

2-PROPANOL; BIODIESEL FEEDSTOCK; BIODIESEL INDUSTRY; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; DIHYDROXYACETONE; ECONOMIC VIABILITY; FUNCTIONAL CHEMICALS; LOW COSTS; NEW APPLICATIONS; PROPANEDIOLS; RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCKS; VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS;

ALDEHYDES; BIODIESEL; BYPRODUCTS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ETHANOL; FEEDSTOCKS; LACTIC ACID; ORGANIC ACIDS;

GLYCEROL;

EID: 78651531341     PISSN: 1876973X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1876973X01003010017     Document Type: Article

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