Preface; Contents; Chapter 1: Biomass and Biofuels; 1.1 Biofuels; 1.2 Biodiesel; 1.3 Glycerol of Biodiesel Production; 1.4 Other Sources of Glycerol; References; Chapter 2: Glycerol Utilization; 2.1 Glycerol Properties; 2.2 Traditional Uses of Glycerol; 2.3 Glycerol Purification; References; Chapter 3: Biotechnological Routes of Glycerol Transformation in Valuable Chemicals; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 1,3-Propanediol; 3.3 Ethanol; 3.4 Lactic Acid; 3.5 Citric Acid; 3.6 Succinic Acid; 3.7 Propionic Acid; 3.8 Dihydroxyacetone; 3.9 Hydrogen; References

Chapter 4: Thermochemical Routes of Glycerol Transformation to Commodity Chemicals4.1 The Chemical Industry; 4.2 Glycerol Hydrogenolysis; 4.2.1 Glycerol to Propanediols; 4.2.2 Glycerol to Propene; 4.3 Glycerol Dehydration; 4.4 Glycerol Halogenation to Epichlorohydrin; 4.5 Glycerol Reforming; 4.6 Glycerol to Methanol; References; Chapter 5: Thermochemical Routes of Glycerol Transformation in Specialty Chemicals; 5.1 Specialty and Fine Chemicals; 5.2 Glycerol Ketal and Acetal; 5.2.1 Glycerol Acetals Through the Reaction with Aldehydes; 5.2.2 Glycerol Ketals Through the Reaction with Ketones

5.3 Glycerol Ethers5.3.1 Etherification of Glycerol; 5.3.2 Etherification of Glycerol with Isobutene; 5.3.3 Etherification of Glycerol with Ethanol; 5.3.4 Oligomerization of Glycerol; 5.4 Glycerol Esters; 5.4.1 Esterification with Acetic Acid and Acetic Anhydride: Formation of Acetins; 5.4.2 Glycerol Ketal/Acetal Esters; 5.5 Glycerol Carbonate; 5.5.1 Glycerol Carbonate Through Transesterification; 5.5.2 Glycerol Carbonate Through Reaction with Urea; 5.5.3 Glycerol Carbonate Through the Direct Carbonation of Glycerol with CO2; 5.6 Glycerol Oxidation; 5.6.1 Selective Oxidation of Glycerol