Challenges, prospects and comprehensive evolution of zeolite-based materials for the catalytic conversion of glycerol: A review

FF Barbosa, AR Loiola, SBC Pergher, TP Braga - Catalysis Today, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The energetic demands of modern society urge a transition that relies on alternative and
sustainable sources. Among the available possibilities focused on mitigating the use of fossil …

Brazilian integrated sugarcane-soybean biorefinery: Trends and opportunities

AA Longati, G Batista, AJG Cruz - Current Opinion in Green and …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Highlights•A Brazilian sugarcane–soybean biorefinery concept and design is proposed.•The
biorefinery concept allows expansion of the products portfolio.•The biorefinery improves the …

Techno-economic analysis of a glycerol biorefinery

SC D'Angelo, A Dall'Ara, C Mondelli… - ACS Sustainable …, 2018‏ - ACS Publications
Biodiesel is an environmentally friendly alternative to fossil fuels, which is experiencing a
steep growth in market size. Because the most common biodiesel production technology is …

Layered double hydroxides modified by transition metals for sustainable glycerol valorization to glycerol carbonate

DS Argüello, LCC Saavedra, SM Mendoza, MI Oliva… - Catalysis Today, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The surplus of glycerol generated as a by-product in biodiesel production increased interest
in the investigation of the catalytic conversion of this platform molecule into valuable …

An integrated methodology for the economic and environmental assessment of a biorefinery supply chain

C Galanopoulos, A Giuliano, D Barletta… - … Research and Design, 2020‏ - Elsevier
A supply chain network MILP model, developed by means of AIMMS software, and a
process plant simulation model, developed by means of Aspen Plus®, are combined for the …

Social life cycle assessment methodology for evaluating production process design: Biorefinery case study

E Cadena, F Rocca, JA Gutierrez, A Carvalho - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) is a methodological approach to evaluating
the positive and negative social impacts of a product or a service throughout its life cycle …

Optimal design and planning of glycerol-based biorefinery supply chains under uncertainty

CL Gargalo, A Carvalho, KV Gernaey… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
The optimal design and planning of glycerol-based biorefinery supply chains is critical for
the development and implementation of this concept in a sustainable manner. To achieve …

Multiobjective optimization for the design of phase III biorefinery sustainable supply chain

ATE Pérez, PCN Rincón, M Camargo… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Bioeconomy has gained importance during the last decade as a frame of reference for the
design and implementation of policies to foster sustainable development and innovation …

Sustainable selective propanol production via continuous flow conversion of glycerol over synergistic bifunctional catalysts: an exploration into factors affecting activity

AL Folkard, MD Farahani, AS Mahomed… - …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Selective hydrogenolysis of glycerol to propanol is a sustainable reaction, which can play a
critical role in the future of the propylene market, as one step dehydration of this sustainable …

Cu-Ni synergy in physicochemical properties of the Mg-Al oxides matrix to selective glycerol carbonate production

DS Argüello, I Barroso-Martín, NF Bálsamo… - … Research and Design, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Cu-Ni modified Mg-Al-layered double hydroxides were synthesized by
coprecipitation and calcined to generate ternary and quaternary mixed metal oxides …