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An overview on the conversion of glycerol to value-added industrial products via chemical and biochemical routes.

Paula Jéssyca Morais LimaRhonyele Maciel da SilvaCarlos Alberto Chaves Girão NetoNatan Câmara Gomes E SilvaJosé Erick da Silva SouzaYale Luck NunesJosé Cleiton Sousa Dos Santos
Published in: Biotechnology and applied biochemistry (2021)
Glycerol is a common by-product of industrial biodiesel syntheses. Due to its properties, availability, and versatility, residual glycerol can be used as a raw material in the production of high value-added industrial inputs and outputs. In particular, products like hydrogen, propylene glycol, acrolein, epichlorohydrin, dioxalane and dioxane, glycerol carbonate, n-butanol, citric acid, ethanol, butanol, propionic acid, (mono-, di-, and triacylglycerols), cynamoil esters, glycerol acetate, benzoic acid, and other applications. In this context, the present study presents a critical evaluation of the innovative technologies based on the use of residual glycerol in different industries, including the pharmaceutical, textile, food, cosmetic, and energy sectors. Chemical and biochemical catalysts in the transformation of residual glycerol are explored, along with the factors to be considered regarding the choice of catalyst route used in the conversion process, aiming at improving the production of these industrial products.
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