A concise review of glycerol derivatives for use as fuel additives
Olson, A. L. LU ; Tunér, M. LU and Verhelst, S. LU
(2023)
In Heliyon
9(1).
- Abstract
Due to renewable fuel mandates worldwide, the increase in biodiesel production has caused an oversupply of low-cost glycerol on the markets, which can negatively affect the sustainability of the biodiesel industry as a whole. In order to avoid that scenario, the transformation of glycerol into value-added products has been investigated, and the production of additives for internal combustion engine fuels is one good example of glycerol valorization. The present work presents a summary of the literature describing the most important chemical pathways through which glycerol can be converted into fuel additives, to be subsequently mixed with either gasoline, biodiesel, or diesel fuel. The focus is on the three major categories, namely... (More)
Due to renewable fuel mandates worldwide, the increase in biodiesel production has caused an oversupply of low-cost glycerol on the markets, which can negatively affect the sustainability of the biodiesel industry as a whole. In order to avoid that scenario, the transformation of glycerol into value-added products has been investigated, and the production of additives for internal combustion engine fuels is one good example of glycerol valorization. The present work presents a summary of the literature describing the most important chemical pathways through which glycerol can be converted into fuel additives, to be subsequently mixed with either gasoline, biodiesel, or diesel fuel. The focus is on the three major categories, namely glycerol acetals/ketals, ethers, and esters (acetates). Moreover, the effectiveness of the different glycerol-derived compounds is illustrated through several examples from the literature. Finally, a few research gaps on the topic are identified and suggestions for future work are described.
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- author
- Olson, A. L.
LU
; Tunér, M.
LU
and Verhelst, S.
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2023-01
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Biodiesel, Glycerol, Glycerol tert-butyl ether, Glycerol valorization, Oxygenated fuel additive, Solketal, Triacetin
- in
- Heliyon
- volume
- 9
- issue
- 1
- article number
- e13041
- publisher
- Elsevier
- external identifiers
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- pmid:36711277
- scopus:85159447088
- ISSN
- 2405-8440
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13041
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- Funding Information: This work was supported by the European Union's Horizon 2020 Framework Program for Research and Innovation, Grant Agreement No. 818310. Funding Information: This work was supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Framework Program for Research and Innovation , Grant Agreement No. 818310 . Publisher Copyright: © 2023 The Authors
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