Esterification of glycerol from biodiesel production to glycerol carbonate in non‑catalytic supercritical dimethyl carbonate

• Main Author: Ilham, Zul
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Open 2016
• Subjects: GE Environmental Sciences; QD Chemistry; TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/16719/1/IlhamSaka_2016_SpringerPlus.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/16719/; https://springerplus.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40064-016-2643-1
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Conversion of glycerol from biodiesel production to glycerol carbonate was studied by esterification with dimethyl carbonate in a non-catalytic supercritical condition. It was found that in a non-catalytic supercritical condition, glycerol at higher purity gave higher yield of glycerol carbonate at...