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Scaling of Sustainable Technologies to Transform GLYCEROL into Added-Value and Energetic Compounds

Glycerol hydrogenolysis allows to obtain lots of value added compounds, that, when the reactive comes from renewable sources such as a by-product of the biodiesel industry, it becomes the product renewable too. Each one of the possible product are aligned with the green engineering concept as they are sustainable and contribute to the green supply chain. Glycols, specically propyleneglycol, is an already known and proven molecule, which can be easily introduced into the market without any constrain.  

Bio-Based Acrylonite (bio-ACN™) from Glycerol

Trillium has developed a technology that produces bio-ACN™ from glycerol. Glycerol is a renewable feedstock that is a byproduct of converting natural oils and fats into soaps, detergents, and biofuels. Bio-ACN™ has a 70% lower carbon footprint than petroleum-based acrylonitrile. This process is scalable and cost-competitive due to the use of an efficient catalytic process that dehydrates glycerin to acrolein. Acrylonitrile is then produced by reacting acrolein with oxygen and ammonia.

Efficient transfer hydrogenation of carbonate salts from glycerol using water-soluble iridium N-heterocyclic carbene catalysts

Advances in green chemistry over the past 25 years have improved sustainability in the development of new cosmetic and personal care products. Product formulators benefit from an expanding palette of “greener” natural and synthetic ingredients but need clear guidance on how to choose among options to optimize formula sustainability while also evaluating for performance. As greener can have a variety of meanings, for the purpose of this article, we define greener as being aligned with green chemistry principles.

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