Title:
Value Added Chemicals Production by Aqueous-Phase Reforming of Glycerol
Author(s):
Valiente, A., Pueyo, A., Remón, J., Oliva, M., Ruiz, J., García, L.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
The present work is focused on the aqueous phase reforming (APR) process of glycerol, which is formed as by¬product during transesterification in biodiesel production, over Ni/AlMg and NiCo/AlMg coprecipitated catalysts in a micro¬scale reactor. Conversion of glycerol by APR has generated increasing scientific interest due to production of hydrogen and other chemicals at moderate pressure (33 bar) and relative low temperature (227 ºC). The main purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of the glycerol fed: chemical product or by¬product of biodiesel manufacturing. The last glycerol was synthesized in the laboratory using acetic acid to purify it. Moreover, the influence of catalyst composition is studied on gas and liquid products. It has been obtained a decrease in carbon conversion to gas when the glycerol from biodiesel manufacturing is used compared to the chemical product.
Keywords:
biodiesel, hydrogen, oxygenated compounds, reforming, catalyst
Topic:
R&D on Biomass Conversion Technologies for Heating, Electricity and Chemicals
Subtopic:
Biorefineries
Event:
20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
2BO.1.1
Pages:
708 - 712
ISBN:
978-88-89407-54-7
Paper DOI:
10.5071/20thEUBCE2012-2BO.1.1
Price:
FREE
