Editing Glycerol (section)

===Research on additional uses===
Research continues into potential [[value-added]] products of glycerol obtained from biodiesel production.<ref>{{cite journal |doi= 10.1002/ep.10225 |title= The glycerin glut: Options for the value-added conversion of crude glycerol resulting from biodiesel production |year= 2007 |last1= Johnson |first1= Duane T. |last2= Taconi |first2= Katherine A. |journal= Environmental Progress |volume= 26 |issue= 4 |pages= 338–348|bibcode= 2007EnvPr..26..338J }}</ref> Examples (aside from combustion of waste glycerol):
* [[Hydrogen]] [[gas]] production.<ref>{{cite journal |author1= Marshall, A. T. |author2 =Haverkamp, R. G. |title= Production of hydrogen by the electrochemical reforming of glycerol-water solutions in a PEM electrolysis cell |year= 2008 |journal= [[International Journal of Hydrogen Energy]] |volume= 33 |issue= 17 |pages= 4649–4654 |doi= 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.05.029|bibcode =2008IJHE...33.4649M }}</ref>
* [[Glycerine acetate]] is a potential fuel additive.<ref>{{cite journal |title= Acidic mesoporous silica for the acetylation of glycerol: Synthesis of bioadditives to petrol fuel |year= 2007 |journal= [[Energy & Fuels]] |volume= 21 |issue= 3 |pages= 1782–1791 |doi= 10.1021/ef060647q |last1= Melero |first1= Juan A. |last2= Van Grieken |first2= Rafael |last3= Morales |first3= Gabriel |last4= Paniagua |first4= Marta}}</ref>
* Additive for [[starch]] thermoplastic.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Özeren|first1=Hüsamettin D.|last2=Olsson|first2=Richard T.|last3=Nilsson|first3=Fritjof|last4=Hedenqvist|first4=Mikael S. |date=2020-02-01|title=Prediction of plasticization in a real biopolymer system (starch) using molecular dynamics simulations |journal=Materials & Design |language=en |volume=187|pages=108387|doi=10.1016/j.matdes.2019.108387|issn=0264-1275|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Özeren|first1=Hüsamettin Deniz|last2=Guivier|first2=Manon|last3=Olsson|first3=Richard T.|last4=Nilsson|first4=Fritjof|last5=Hedenqvist|first5=Mikael S. |date=2020-04-07|title=Ranking Plasticizers for Polymers with Atomistic Simulations; PVT, Mechanical Properties and the Role of Hydrogen Bonding in Thermoplastic Starch |journal=ACS Applied Polymer Materials |volume=2|issue=5|pages=2016–2026|doi=10.1021/acsapm.0c00191|doi-access=free}}</ref>
* Conversion to various other chemicals:
** [[Propylene glycol]]<ref>{{cite press release |title= Dow achieves another major milestone in its quest for sustainable chemistries |date= 15 March 2007 |publisher= [[Dow Chemical Company]] |url= https://www.dow.com/propyleneglycol/news/20070315b.htm |access-date= 13 July 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090916061724/https://www.dow.com/propyleneglycol/news/20070315b.htm |archive-date= 16 September 2009 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
** [[Acrolein]]<ref>{{cite journal |doi= 10.1039/b506285c |title= The catalytic dehydration of glycerol in sub- and supercritical water: a new chemical process for acrolein production |journal= [[Green Chemistry (journal)|Green Chemistry]] |volume= 8 |issue= 2 |pages= 214–220 |year= 2006 |last1= Ott |first1= L. |last2= Bicker |first2= M. |last3= Vogel |first3= H.}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title= Acrolein synthesis from glycerol in hot-compressed water |journal= [[Bioresource Technology]] |year= 2007 |volume= 98 |pages= 1285–1290 |doi= 10.1016/j.biortech.2006.05.007 |pmid= 16797980 |issue= 6 |last1= Watanabe |first1= Masaru |last2= Iida |first2= Toru |last3= Aizawa |first3= Yuichi |last4= Aida |first4= Taku M. |last5= Inomata |first5= Hiroshi|bibcode= 2007BiTec..98.1285W }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Abdullah |first1=Anas |last2=Zuhairi Abdullah |first2=Ahmad |last3=Ahmed |first3=Mukhtar |last4=Khan |first4=Junaid |last5=Shahadat |first5=Mohammad |last6=Umar |first6=Khalid |last7=Alim |first7=Md Abdul |date=March 2022 |title=A review on recent developments and progress in sustainable acrolein production through catalytic dehydration of bio-renewable glycerol |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0959652622005145 |journal=Journal of Cleaner Production |language=en |volume=341 |pages=130876 |doi=10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.130876|bibcode=2022JCPro.34130876A |s2cid=246853148 }}</ref>
** [[Ethanol]]<ref name="Yazdani">{{cite journal |author1= Yazdani, S. S. |author2 =Gonzalez, R. |title= Anaerobic fermentation of glycerol: a path to economic viability for the biofuels industry |year= 2007 |journal= [[Current Opinion in Biotechnology]] |volume= 18 |issue= 3 |pages= 213–219 |doi= 10.1016/j.copbio.2007.05.002 |pmid= 17532205}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |date=27 June 2007 |title=Engineers Find Way To Make Ethanol, Valuable Chemicals From Waste Glycerin |website=ScienceDaily |url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070626115246.htm}}</ref>
** [[Epichlorohydrin]],<ref>{{cite press release |publisher= [[Dow Chemical Company]] |url= https://epoxy.dow.com/epoxy/news/2007/20070326b.htm |title= Dow Epoxy advances glycerine-to-epichlorohydrin and liquid epoxy resins projects by choosing Shanghai site |date= 26 March 2007 |access-date= 21 February 2022 |archive-date= 8 December 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111208095306/http://epoxy.dow.com/epoxy/news/2007/20070326b.htm |url-status= live }}</ref> a raw material for [[epoxy resins]]