The Universitat Jaume I and the UBE Group Optimise the Use of the Waste Generated by Biodiesel Production
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(Alpha Galileo) Producing alternative fuels to petrol, such as biodiesel, is not exempt of generating waste. This is the case of glycerine, which is generated in huge amounts when obtaining biodiesel from vegetable fats. Researchers from the Universitat Jaume I in Castelló (UJI), in collaboration with the UBE Group, have developed a new synthesis method to transform glycerine into glycerol carbonate, a compound with many applications in industries ranging from plastics to cosmetics. The process developed by the UJI Organic Synthesis research group presents a synthesis method which is efficient, economic and clean with which a highly pure glycerol carbonate is produced which even surpasses already existing products. READ MORE
