Circular Economy Applications

Introduction Glycerol or glycerine is a versatile chemical with three carbon atoms and three hydroxyl groups, one on each carbon atom. It is an extremely useful product with a large variety of applications because of its particular combination of physical and chemical properties. Lack of colour and odour, and non-toxicity are very important properties of

Introduction Glycerol can be produced by several different chemical routes using different starting materials. As an oleochemical, it can be obtained from natural fats and oils. However, it can also be synthesized from propylene, a petrochemical intermediate. Other methods of production, such as, fermentation of sugar, or hydrogenation of carbohydrates, are not industrially important. Glycerol

Introduction Glycerol, or glycerine, is the basic oleochemical obtained from oils and fats along with fatty acids during the hydrolysis or fat splitting process. It is a three-carbon trihydric alcohol and the simplest triol. Glycerol is found in all natural fats and oils in the form of long-chain fatty acid esters, which are also called