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: Received: 12 March 2024 / Approved: 12 March 2024 / Online: 13 March 2024 (07:09:08 CET)
How to cite:
Kazimierowicz, J.; Dębowski, M.; Zieliński, M.; Mlonek, S.; Cruz Sanchez, J. Waste Glycerol in the Biosynthesis of Liquid Fuels and Other Value-Added Products – a Review. Preprints2024, 2024030700. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0700.v1
Kazimierowicz, J.; Dębowski, M.; Zieliński, M.; Mlonek, S.; Cruz Sanchez, J. Waste Glycerol in the Biosynthesis of Liquid Fuels and Other Value-Added Products – a Review. Preprints 2024, 2024030700. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0700.v1
Kazimierowicz, J.; Dębowski, M.; Zieliński, M.; Mlonek, S.; Cruz Sanchez, J. Waste Glycerol in the Biosynthesis of Liquid Fuels and Other Value-Added Products – a Review. Preprints2024, 2024030700. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0700.v1
APA Style
Kazimierowicz, J., Dębowski, M., Zieliński, M., Mlonek, S., & Cruz Sanchez, J. (2024). Waste Glycerol in the Biosynthesis of Liquid Fuels and Other Value-Added Products – a Review. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0700.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Kazimierowicz, J., Sandra Mlonek and Jordi Cruz Sanchez. 2024 "Waste Glycerol in the Biosynthesis of Liquid Fuels and Other Value-Added Products – a Review" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0700.v1
Abstract
Waste glycerol can be subjected to various processing operations, including purification and re-fining, to obtain glycerol of appropriate purity. In addition, alternative methods of utilising waste glycerol are also being sought, e.g. by converting it into other valuable chemical products or biofuels. Therefore, various technologies are being developed to utilise this type of waste effectively and sustainably. The production of value-added products from waste glycerol is an important issue that determines the improvement of the economic viability of biofuel production and corresponds to the model of a waste-free and emission-free circular economy. This paper characterised the mechanisms and evaluated the efficiency of existing methods of microbiological utilisation of waste glycerol into liquid biofuels, including biodiesel, bioethanol and biobutanol, and identified further directions for the production of value-added products. In addition, a bibliographical analysis of publications re-lated to the production of liquid fuels and economically valuable products from glycerol was carried out, the progress of research and application work was assessed and directions for future research were identified.
Keywords
waste glycerol; glycerol for liquid fuels; glycerol for value-added products; valorisation of glycerol; bibliographic analysis
Subject
Engineering, Bioengineering
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