Continuous flow transformations of glycerol to valuable products: an overview

Sustainable Chemical Processes

Christophe Len²  Rafael Luque¹ 

[1] Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBME), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong

[2] Université de Technologie de Compiègne, EA4297, Centre de recherche de Royallieu, BP20529, F-60205 Compiègne, Cedex, France

关键词: Green chemistry;    Continuous flow;    Glycerol;   

Others  :  789169
DOI  :  10.1186/2043-7129-2-1

 received in 2013-11-09, accepted in 2014-01-03,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Glycerol conversion to valuable products has been a research avenue that attracted a significant interest in recent years due to its large available volumes (as by-product of biodiesel production) and the different possibilities for chemical and biological conversion into high added value chemicals profiting from the unique presence of three hydroxyl groups in its structure. The utilization of continuous flow processes in combination with transformation of platform chemicals (e.g. glycerol) can offer several advantages to batch processes in view of their potential implementation in industry. This minireview has been aimed to highlight most recent key continuous flow systems for glycerol valorization to valuable products using different types of catalysts and processes.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Len and Luque; licensee Chemistry Central Ltd.

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