Simulation-based Analysis of Propylene Glycol Production from Lactic Acid

Propylene glycol is an intermediate molecule with wide applications in the chemical industry. Its most successful renewable production technology is based on hydrogenolysis of glycerol, subproduct of the biodiesel industry, which has been commercially produced since the early 2010s. The biodiesel ma...

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Main Authors: Andressa Marchesan, Marina Oncken, Rubens Maciel Filho, Maria Regina Wolf Maciel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIDIC Servizi S.r.l. 2019-05-01
Series:Chemical Engineering Transactions
Online Access:https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/9888