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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2015-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Chemistry |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/763854 |