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Conversion of Glycerol into Bio-Fuel Additives over Heterogeneous Catalysts

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Summary:Biodiesel is produced from vegetable oils and animal fats, by transesterification of triglycerides and esterification of free fatty acids with methanol or ethanol, in presence of acid or basic catalysts. The glycerol is a by-product in the biodiesel production. For every 9 kg of biodiesel produced, about 1 kg of a crude glycerol is formed. Due to the increase of biodiesel production, an increase of glycerol production has been observed. Therefore, it is imperative to find new applications for the excess of glycerol produced from biodiesel. A possibility is to transform glycerol into fuel additives, by different reactions (etherification, esterification and acetalisation). Traditionally, strong homogeneous acid catalysts, e.g sulphuric acid, have been used in these acid reactions. Heterogeneous catalysts have some advantages over homogeneous ones. They can be separated from reaction mixture, are reusable, do less harm to the environment and have not corrosion or disposal of effluent problems. This present review focuses on solid acid catalysts as potential heterogeneous catalysts for glycerol conversion (by esterification, etherification and acetalisation) into biofuel additives, replacing homogenous ones.
Main Authors:Caiado, M
Other Authors:Lopes, N; Carlota, S; Castanheiro, J
Subject:Glycerol Heterogeneous catalyts Bio-fuel additives
Year:2013
Country:Portugal
Document type:book part
Access type:restricted access
Associated institution:Universidade de Évora
Language:Portuguese
Origin:Repositório Científico da Universidade de Évora
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Heterogeneous catalyts
Bio-fuel additives
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Lopes, N
Carlota, S
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Bio-fuel additives
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description Biodiesel is produced from vegetable oils and animal fats, by transesterification of triglycerides and esterification of free fatty acids with methanol or ethanol, in presence of acid or basic catalysts. The glycerol is a by-product in the biodiesel production. For every 9 kg of biodiesel produced, about 1 kg of a crude glycerol is formed. Due to the increase of biodiesel production, an increase of glycerol production has been observed. Therefore, it is imperative to find new applications for the excess of glycerol produced from biodiesel. A possibility is to transform glycerol into fuel additives, by different reactions (etherification, esterification and acetalisation). Traditionally, strong homogeneous acid catalysts, e.g sulphuric acid, have been used in these acid reactions. Heterogeneous catalysts have some advantages over homogeneous ones. They can be separated from reaction mixture, are reusable, do less harm to the environment and have not corrosion or disposal of effluent problems. This present review focuses on solid acid catalysts as potential heterogeneous catalysts for glycerol conversion (by esterification, etherification and acetalisation) into biofuel additives, replacing homogenous ones.
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spelling Conversion of Glycerol into Bio-Fuel Additives over Heterogeneous CatalystsCaiado, MLopes, NCarlota, SCastanheiro, JGlycerolHeterogeneous catalytsBio-fuel additivesrestricted accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16echttp://hdl.handle.net/10174/7275HandleM. Caiado, N.F. Lopes, S. Carlota, J.E. Castanheiro, “Conversion of Glycerol into Bio-Fuel Additives over Heterogeneous Catalysts”, pp. 219-232, Chapter 9, in Glycerol: Production, Structure and Applications, M.S. Silva and P.C. Ferreira (Ed.), Nova Science Pub. Inc., New York, 2012, ISBN: 978-1-62081-120-7.N/AHasVersion978-1-62081-120-7N/AHasVersion9N/AHasVersionDepartamento de QuímicaN/AHasVersionndN/AHasVersionndN/AHasVersionndN/AHasVersionjefc@uevora.ptN/AHasVersion433N/AHasVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10174/7275Handle2013-01-14T17:28:27Z2013-01-142012-01-01T00:00:00ZBiodiesel is produced from vegetable oils and animal fats, by transesterification of triglycerides and esterification of free fatty acids with methanol or ethanol, in presence of acid or basic catalysts. The glycerol is a by-product in the biodiesel production. For every 9 kg of biodiesel produced, about 1 kg of a crude glycerol is formed. Due to the increase of biodiesel production, an increase of glycerol production has been observed. Therefore, it is imperative to find new applications for the excess of glycerol produced from biodiesel. A possibility is to transform glycerol into fuel additives, by different reactions (etherification, esterification and acetalisation). Traditionally, strong homogeneous acid catalysts, e.g sulphuric acid, have been used in these acid reactions. Heterogeneous catalysts have some advantages over homogeneous ones. They can be separated from reaction mixture, are reusable, do less harm to the environment and have not corrosion or disposal of effluent problems. This present review focuses on solid acid catalysts as potential heterogeneous catalysts for glycerol conversion (by esterification, etherification and acetalisation) into biofuel additives, replacing homogenous ones.Nova Science Publishersporbook parthttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_3248literature
spellingShingle Conversion of Glycerol into Bio-Fuel Additives over Heterogeneous Catalysts
Caiado, M
Glycerol
Heterogeneous catalyts
Bio-fuel additives
status SINGLETON
subject.fl_str_mv Glycerol
Heterogeneous catalyts
Bio-fuel additives
title Conversion of Glycerol into Bio-Fuel Additives over Heterogeneous Catalysts
title_full Conversion of Glycerol into Bio-Fuel Additives over Heterogeneous Catalysts
title_fullStr Conversion of Glycerol into Bio-Fuel Additives over Heterogeneous Catalysts
title_full_unstemmed Conversion of Glycerol into Bio-Fuel Additives over Heterogeneous Catalysts
title_short Conversion of Glycerol into Bio-Fuel Additives over Heterogeneous Catalysts
title_sort Conversion of Glycerol into Bio-Fuel Additives over Heterogeneous Catalysts
topic Glycerol
Heterogeneous catalyts
Bio-fuel additives
topic_facet Glycerol
Heterogeneous catalyts
Bio-fuel additives
url http://hdl.handle.net/10174/7275
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