Catalytic Synthesis of Glycerol tert-Butyl Ethers as Fuel Additives from the Biodiesel By-Product Glycerol

Glycerol is a major by-product in the biodiesel production process. Every 100 kg of biodiesel produced generates approximately 10 kg of crude glycerol. As the biodiesel industry has expanded rapidly in recent years, finding new uses of the excess crude glycerol is important. Many studies have examin...

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Main Authors: Rui Huang, Eui Yong Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/763854