Review on enzymatic synthesis of value added products of glycerol, a by-product derived from biodiesel production

Crude glycerol is produced as a by-product from biodiesel production via trans-esterification with methanol and this process accounts for 10% (w/w) of the total biodiesel produced worldwide. The glycerol glut created can be utilized to increase biodiesel profitability since disposal can pose a threa...

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Main Authors: J. Pradima, M. Rajeswari Kulkarni, Archna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tomsk Polytechnic University 2017-12-01
Series:Resource-Efficient Technologies
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240565371630121X