Journal Article10.1002/ANIE.200604694
From glycerol to value-added products.
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TL;DR: This Minireview shows how glycerol will be a central raw material in future chemical industries.
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Abstract: Today, industrial plants that produce glycerol are closing down and others are opening that use glycerol as a raw material, owing to the large surplus of glycerol formed as a by-product during the production of biodiesel. Research efforts to find new applications of glycerol as a low-cost feedstock for functional derivatives have led to the introduction of a number of selective processes for converting glycerol into commercially valued products. This Minireview describes a selection of such achievements and shows how glycerol will be a central raw material in future chemical industries.
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