Open AccessValorization of crude glycerol from biodiesel production
Author(s) -
Sandra S. Konstantinović,
Bojana Danilović,
Tomislav Ćirić,
Budimir S. Ilić,
Dragiša Savić,
Nataša Veljković
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemical industry and chemical engineering quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.189
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2217-7434
pISSN - 1451-9372
DOI - 10.2298/ciceq160303019k
Subject(s) - biohydrogen , biodiesel , glycerol , biodiesel production , raw material , pulp and paper industry , biofuel , biogas , waste management , substrate (aquarium) , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , organic chemistry , hydrogen production , engineering , catalysis , biology , ecology
The increased production of biodiesel as an alternative fuel involves the simultaneous growth in production of crude glycerol as its main by-product. Therefore, the feasibility and sustainability of biodiesel production requires the effective utilization of crude glycerol. This review describes various uses of crude glycerol as a potential green solvent for chemical reactions, a starting raw material for chemical and biochemical conversions into value-added chemicals, a substrate or co-substrate in microbial fermentations for synthesis of valuable chemicals and production of biogas and biohydrogen as well as a feedstuff for animal feed. A special attention is paid to various uses of crude glycerol in biodiesel production. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. III 45001