A review on the performance of glycerol carbonate production via catalytic transesterification: Effects of influencing parameters

作者：Teng Wai Keng; Ngoh Gek Cheng^*; Yusoff Rozita; Aroua Mohamed Kheireddine

来源：Energy Conversion and Management, 2014, 88: 484-497.

DOI：10.1016/j.enconman.2014.08.036

• Glycerol
• Crude glycerol
• Biodiesel
• Glycerol carbonate
• Catalytic transesterification
• Hydrotalcite

Driven by high energy demand and environmental concerns, biodiesel as a substitute for fossil fuels is recognized to be promising renewable and clean energy. The increase in the biodiesel plant dramatically leads to the oversupply of its by-product glycerol in the biodiesel industries. Developing new industrial uses for glycerol is essential to increase the net energy and sustainability of biodiesel. Moreover, glycerol has great potential to be converted into marketable and valuable chemicals. The conversion of glycerol to glycerol carbonate (GC) has been extensively studied and transesterification of glycerol to GC has been proven to be the most promising route. Aimed to reveal the underlying mechanism of this successful conversion path, this paper reviews the chemo- and biocatalytic transesterification of glycerol with different carbonates sources. Also, a detail elucidation of the influence of the catalysts and operating conditions on the GC yield is included to provide an insight into the process. In addition, the future direction of glycerol carbonate production via catalytic transesterification is provided in this review.

• 出版日期2014-12