Microbial conversion of waste glycerol from biodiesel production into value-added products

Energies

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 4739-4768

  Li, Cheng ^a   Lesnik, Keaton L ^a   Liu, Hong ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

1,3 propanediol; Biodiesel waste glycerol; Citric acid; Ethanol; Hydrogen; Lactic acid; Microbial conversion; Microbial electrochemical technologies

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; CITRIC ACID; DIESEL ENGINES; ETHANOL; GLYCEROL; HYDROGEN; LACTIC ACID;

1 ,3 PROPANEDIOL; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY FUELS; MICROBIAL CONVERSIONS; VALUABLE CHEMICALS; VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS; WASTE GLYCEROLS;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 84885451292     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en6094739     Document Type: Review

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