Employing crude glycerol from biodiesel production as an alternative green reaction medium

  • Adi Wolfson
  • , Gustabo Litvak
  • , Christina Dlugy
  • , Yoram Shotland
  • , Dorith Tavor

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Abstract

Crude glycerol from triglyceride alcoholysis has successfully been employed as a green solvent in base catalyzed aldol condensation and palladium catalyzed Heck carbon-carbon coupling without any purification. The oil source did not affect reaction performance, yet the reactions in crude glycerol usually showed lower conversions than the reactions in pure glycerol. However, the residual base, which was used as a catalyst in the alcoholysis reaction, was further used as a catalyst in the tested reactions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)78-81
Number of pages4
JournalIndustrial Crops and Products
Volume30
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2009
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Catalysis
  • Glycerol
  • Green chemistry

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Agronomy and Crop Science

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