Green and bio-based solvents

FG Calvo-Flores, MJ Monteagudo-Arrebola… - Topics in Current …, 2018 - Springer
Chemical reactions and many of the procedures of separation and purification employed in
industry, research or chemistry teaching utilize solvents massively. In the last decades, with …

Turning biodiesel glycerol into oxygenated fuel additives and their effects on the behavior of internal combustion engines: A comprehensive systematic review

R Sedghi, H Shahbeik, H Rastegari, S Rafiee… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The boom of the biodiesel industry has ramped up global glycerol production. Unfortunately,
a large portion of the glycerol generated by this growing industry is recklessly discharged …

Acidic graphene organocatalyst for the superior transformation of wastes into high-added-value chemicals

A Cheruvathoor Poulose, M Medveď… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Our dependence on finite fossil fuels and the insecure energy supply chains have stimulated
intensive research for sustainable technologies. Upcycling glycerol, produced from biomass …

Glycerol based solvents: synthesis, properties and applications

JI García, H García-Marín, E Pires - Green Chemistry, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The most recent advances in the use of glycerol and glycerol derivatives as solvents are
reviewed. There are an increasing number of examples of the use of glycerol itself as a …

Glycerol ether synthesis: A bench test for green chemistry concepts and technologies

M Sutter, ED Silva, N Duguet, Y Raoul, E Métay… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Naturally occurring, glycerol ethers are generally pure enantiomers, and batylic, chimylic,
and selachylic alcohols (Scheme 1) are the major ones which can be found in lipid …

A continuous-flow process for the acetalization of crude glycerol with acetone on zeolite catalysts

J Kowalska-Kuś, A Held, K Nowińska - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
A continuous flow process using heterogeneous catalysts like zeolites (BEA, MFI, FAU) was
developed for the conversion of crude glycerol with acetone to solketal (2, 2-dimethyl-1, 3 …

Niobium: The Focus on Catalytic Application in the Conversion of Biomass and Biomass Derivatives

L Oliveira, M Pereira, A Pacheli Heitman, J Filho… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The world scenario regarding consumption and demand for products based on fossil fuels
has demonstrated the imperative need to develop new technologies capable of using …

[HTML][HTML] An efficient process to synthesize solketal from glycerol over tin (II) silicotungstate catalyst

MJ da Silva, MG Teixeira, DM Chaves, L Siqueira - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, Sn (II)-exchanged silicotungstic acid salt (ie, Sn 2 SiW 12 O 40) was
synthesized and evaluated as the catalyst on the acetalization of glycerol with acetone to …

A concise review of glycerol derivatives for use as fuel additives

AL Olson, M Tunér, S Verhelst - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Due to renewable fuel mandates worldwide, the increase in biodiesel production has
caused an oversupply of low-cost glycerol on the markets, which can negatively affect the …

Highly selective acetalization of glycerol with acetone to solketal over acidic carbon-based catalysts from biodiesel waste

M Gonçalves, R Rodrigues, TS Galhardo, WA Carvalho - Fuel, 2016 - Elsevier
The glycerol acetalization reaction in the presence of acetone was evaluated using acidic
carbon-based catalysts from biodiesel waste as catalysts. Acidic carbon-based catalysts …