Abstract
Traditionally in biodiesel production vegetable oils such as soy, canola, or corn oil are reacted with a mono-alcohol in order to cleave fatty acids from a glycerol backbone. Glycerol is produced as a co-product from this reaction and has lead to a glut in the glycerol market. In order to further increase the usefulness of this co-product, a catalytic gas dehydration of pure glycerol is performed in order to produce acrolein which is a more valuable precursor chemical in the production of acrylic acid and other specialty chemicals. There are many catalysts that can be used in this dehydration process; typically phosphoric acid is used but this has led to problems with coking and fouling due to its overly acidic nature. To alleviate this issue the catalyst sodium dihydrogen phosphate is used.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Sustainable Engineering Forum |
| Subtitle of host publication | Core Programming Topic at the 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting |
| Pages | 812 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| State | Published - 2011 |
| Event | Sustainable Engineering Forum: Core Programming Topic at the 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting - Minneapolis, United States Duration: Oct 16 2011 → Oct 21 2011 |
Publication series
| Name | Sustainable Engineering Forum: Core Programming Topic at the 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting |
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| Volume | 2 |
Conference
| Conference | Sustainable Engineering Forum: Core Programming Topic at the 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Minneapolis |
| Period | 10/16/11 → 10/21/11 |
Bibliographical note
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemical Health and Safety
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
- Safety Research