{"title":"Toward valorization of crude glycerol via controlled electro-oxidation","authors":"Shayan Angizi, Ecem Yelekli Kirici, Drew Higgins","doi":"10.1016/j.trechm.2023.10.009","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>The development of catalysts for electrochemical valorization of crude glycerol has enabled sustainable and economically viable pathways for the conversion of biomass-derived feedstocks into useful products. The use of crude glycerol as a feedstock in CO<sub>2</sub> reduction cells has also recently emerged as a route to reduce the voltage required to improve the energy efficiency and economic viability of the technology. In this opinion, we shed light on future perspectives regarding crude glycerol catalyst design, processing conditions, reaction mechanisms, and its practical applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":48544,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Chemistry","volume":" 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Trends in Chemistry","FirstCategoryId":"92","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trechm.2023.10.009","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The development of catalysts for electrochemical valorization of crude glycerol has enabled sustainable and economically viable pathways for the conversion of biomass-derived feedstocks into useful products. The use of crude glycerol as a feedstock in CO2 reduction cells has also recently emerged as a route to reduce the voltage required to improve the energy efficiency and economic viability of the technology. In this opinion, we shed light on future perspectives regarding crude glycerol catalyst design, processing conditions, reaction mechanisms, and its practical applications.
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