Production of lactic acid by conversion of glycerol by heterogenous catalyst is an option to process the large amounts of glycerol. The platinum supported activated carbon catalyst were characterized by XRD, SEM, EDX, TEM and N2 physical adsorption. This catalyst was evaluated for the conversion of glycerol into lactic acid, analyzing the reaction following factors: catalyst loading, catalyst weight, molar rati...
A via biotecnológica é uma alternativa para a produção de xilitol, poliol com utilização na indústria alimentícia e farmacêutica.Contudo, são escassos os estudos que visem à recuperação dessa substância a partir dos meios de cultivo microbiano. Assim, objetivou-se avaliar o processo de purificação do xilitol obtido por processo biotecnológico utilizandoa leveduraKluyveromyces marxianusCCA510e meio semissintétic...
For every 9 tons of biodiesel produced, about 1 ton of crude glycerol is formed. By 2020 it is estimated that world production of glycerol will reach 3 million tons, while its demand will not exceed 500 thousand tons, so alternatives are needed for the use of residual glycerol in order to ensure both economic viability of the biodiesel production and the impact generated in the environment with this surplus vol...
Currently the demand for renewable fuels has increased a lot. Thus, biodiesel is an alternative to oil and its derivatives, since its production is cheaper, there is a reduction in emissions, and is considered a renewable energy. Due to government incentives that drive the production of biodiesel, such fuel has been produced on a large scale. Of all the raw material used for producing biodiesel via transesterif...