Catalytic Conversion of Glycerol

Dear Colleagues,

Glycerol is the core byproduct in the production of biodiesel. Recently, with the booming of the biodiesel industry, a huge amount of glycerol has been generated. Value-added applications of glycerol, e.g., as a low-cost raw material for chemicals and fuels, has attracted increasing attention. Due to the highly functionalized molecular structure of glycerol, it can be catalytically converted into many high-value chemicals/fuels including: citric acid, lactic acid, 1,3-dihydroxyacetone, 1,3-propanediol, 1,2-propanediol, dichloro-2-propanol, acrolein, solketal, hydrogen, ethanol, etc. To realize efficient and cost-effective production of these chemicals/fuels from glycerol, the development of proper heterogeneous catalysts or biocatalysts, and catalytic processes is essential. According to the target products, catalytic strategies for glycerol conversion can be classified into oxidation, dehydration, acetylation, esterification, reforming, reduction, etherification, ammoxidation, acetalization, gasification, etc. This Special Issue welcomes both review and original research articles on all aspects of glycerol conversion/utilization by catalysis in both heterogeneous and homogeneous systems. The potential topics include but are not limited to:

• Catalytic oxidation of glycerol;
• Catalytic dehydration of glycerol;
• Catalytic reduction of glycerol;
• Catalytic acetylation of glycerol;
• Catalytic esterification of glycerol;
• Catalytic reforming of glycerol;
• Catalytic etherification, ammoxidation or acetalization of glycerol;
• Photo-catalytic or electrocatalytic conversion of glycerol;
• Catalytic gasification of glycerol into hydrogen or syngas.

Prof. Dr. Charles Xu
Prof. Dr. Tianliang Lu
Guest Editors

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