Glycerol A Versatile Renewable Feedstock for the Chemical Industry /

This book is aimed at providing a concise discussion on the use of glycerol as a renewable raw material for the chemical industry. With the increasing use of biodiesel produced from oils and fats, there is a surplus of glycerol in the world. This abundant and rather cheap raw material can be transfo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mota, Claudio J. A. (Author), Peres Pinto, Bianca (Author), de Lima, Ana Lúcia (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: e-Book
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : 2017.
Imprint: Springer,
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Subjects:
Chemistry, Technical.
Renewable energy sources.
Environmental chemistry.
Biotechnology.
Industrial Chemistry.
Renewable Energy.
Environmental Chemistry.
Online Access:Full-text access
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Biomass and Biofuels
  • Chapter 2. Glycerol Utilization
  • Chapter 3: Biotechnological Routes of Glycerol Transformation in Valuable Chemicals
  • Chapter 4: Thermochemical Routes of Glycerol Transformation to Commodity Chemicals
  • Chapter 5. Thermochemical Routes of Glycerol Transformation in Specialty Chemicals
  • Chapter 6. Glycerol Conversion in the Biorefinery Context.

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