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The Future of Glycerol:
New usages for a versatile raw material

Book, 2nd edition,  by Mario Pagliaro and Michele Rossi
RSC Publishing, Cambridge
ISBN: 978-1-84973-046-4 (13 digit) - Price: £95
Copyright: 2010; Format: Hardback
Extent: 170 pages + XV, heavily illustrated, in color and grey tones 

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"We strongly recommend this book...for managers with chemical background but also for scientists who are new in the field of glycerol valorization" (B. Katryniok, S. Paul, F. Dumeignil, ChemSusChem 2011, 4, xx).

Book Synopsis

By-products of global biodiesel manufacturing are a modern day global fact responsible for igniting a number of year's worldwide intense research activity into human chemical ingenuity. This highly anticipated 2nd Edition depicts how practical limitations posed by glycerol chemistry are solved based on the understanding of the fundamental chemistry of glycerol and by application of catalysis science and technology.

The authors report and comment on employable, practical avenues applicable to convert glycerol into value added products of mass consumption.

Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding whether biodiesel and glycerol refineries are convenient and economically sound.

Book Table of Contents

1. Preface
2. Acknowledgements
3. Properties of Glycerol
   • Properties of Glycerol
   • Traditional Commercial Applications
   • Production of Bioglycerol and Commercial Trends
   • Glycerol as Solvent in Organic Reactions
   • Bioglycerol Purification
   • References
4. Reforming
   • Glycerol as a Platform for Green Fuels
   • Production of Hydrogen via Aqueous Phase Reforming
   • Production of Hydrocarbon Fuels via Aqueous Phase Reforming
   • Industrial Applications
   • References
5. Selective Reduction
   • Reduction of Glycerol
   • Hydrogenolysis to Propylene Glycol
   • Dehydroxylation to 1,3 Propanediol
   • Biological Reduction to 1,3 Propanediol
   • Commercial Applications
   • References
6. Halogenation
   • Chlorination of Glycerol
   • Production of Epichlorohydrin
   • Industrial Applications
   • References
7. Dehydration
   • Dehydration of Glycerol
   • Dehydration to Acrolein
   • Propane from Acrolein
   • Oxydehydration to Acrylic Acid
   • Dehydration to 3-Hydroxypropionaldehyde
   • Industrial Applications
   • References
8. Etherification and Telomerization
   • Etherification of Glycerol
   • Butylation of glycerol to tert-butyl ethers
   • Direct Telomerization and Etherification over CaO
   • Polymerization to Polyglycerol
   • Glycosylation to Glucosyl Glycerol
   • Industrial Applications
9. Esterification
   • Esterification of Glycerol
   • Esterification with Carboxylic Acids and Glycerolysis
   • Carboxylation to Glycerol Carbonate
   • Nitration
   • Industrial Applications
   • References
10. Selective Oxidation
    • Selective Oxidation of Glycerol
    • Thermodynamic and Kinetic Aspects of the Aerobic C-OH Oxidation
    • Platinum Group Metals Catalysis
    • Gold and Organocatalysis
    • Oxidation Using an Iron Catalyst
    • Electrochemical Oxidation
    • Biological Oxidation
    • References
11. Bioglycerol in the Construction Industry
    • Polyols as Additives for Cement
    • Glycerol as Anticracking and Waterproofing Agent
    • Raw Glycerol as Quality Enhancer and Grinding Aid
    • Bioglycerol as Anticorrosive Lubricant
    • References
12. Sustainability of Bioglycerol
    • Biofuels: A Triple Bottom Line Analysis
    • Bioglycerol Economics
    • Glycerol: A Platform Chemical for the Biorefinery
    • References
13. Index

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