Biological Systems Engineering, Department of
Document Type
Article
Date of this Version
2012
Citation
Published in Biotechnology for Biofuels 2012, 5:13
http://www.biotechnologyforbiofuels.com/content/5/1/13
Abstract
Biodiesel is a promising alternative, and renewable, fuel. As its production increases, so does production of the principle co-product, crude glycerol. The effective utilization of crude glycerol will contribute to the viability of biodiesel. In this review, composition and quality factors of crude glycerol are discussed. The value-added utilization opportunities of crude glycerol are reviewed. The majority of crude glycerol is used as feedstock for production of other value-added chemicals, followed by animal feeds.
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