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Production Of Commodity Chemicals With A Glycerol Feedstock, Zachary Pribyl, Kara Stowers
Production Of Commodity Chemicals With A Glycerol Feedstock, Zachary Pribyl, Kara Stowers
Journal of Undergraduate Research
In recent years there has been a growing interest to move away from petroleum feedstocks and instead use renewable fuel sources. As this interest has increased and biofuel has been used in greater volume, glycerol (a byproduct of biofuel production) has become over-produced in the world market because it has limited commercial use as a non-edible oxygenated hydrocarbon. The ability to utilize this by-product in commercial bulk chemicals would correspondingly increase the demand for biofuel, promoting a greater shift toward renewable sources.