Читать книгу Handbook of Biomass Valorization for Industrial Applications - Группа авторов - Страница 67

Pawan Rekha1, Lovjeet Singh2*, Brajesh Kumar3, Indu Chauhan4 and Satyendra Prasad Chaurasia1

1Department of Chemistry, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, India

2Department of Chemical Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, India

3Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Srinagar, India

4Department of Biotechnology, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India

Abstract

This chapter will describe the recent developments in the efficient utilization of various carbon-based materials as catalysts for the valorization of glycerol waste from the biodiesel industry. Carbon-based materials are generally prepared from biomass, a renewable feedstock and produced in a large amount from numerous sources such as agricultural wastes, forest residues, and food wastes. Biomass materials consist of cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignin biopolymer, which act as a carbon source for carbon materials. Since a glycerol glut exists in the global market due to rapid growth in biodiesel production, the utilization of value-added products from glycerol is very important for the competitive market of biodiesel with conventional diesel. This chapter thus discusses the basic principles, mechanisms, and advancement in prominent techniques for glycerol valorization along with synthesis, characterization, and function of different carbon-based catalysts. The future prospects of these carbon materials as catalysts for industrial waste utilization are very promising.

Keywords: Waste to energy, biomass waste, carbon materials, glycerol valorization, biodiesel industry up gradation