Production of bio-addittive: acetalization of glycerol with furfural assisted by solid acid catalyst to obtain dioxolane.

MAIA MONTAÑA; JUAN A. CECILIA; CASELLA, MÓNICA L.; OCSACHOQUE MARCO A; ENRIQUE RODRÍGUEZ-CASTELLÓN; MENDEZ LETICIA,; ILEANA DANIELA LICK

Conferencia; CA17128 LignoCOST ONLINE; 2021

University of Pisa

During the last decade, renewable fuels have become an important focus of research in the energy field, likewise the building block derived from biomass waste search for sustainable alternative due to the increasing world energy demand. In this sense, the valorization of glycerol, generated from biodiesel production, with furfural as molecule derived from lignocellulosic biomass, by the catalytic acetalization reaction to obtain dioxolanes, results interesting. Dioxolane as bio-additives has application for oil and biofuels industry. In this work, the acetalization reaction of glycerol with furfural to obtain 2,2-furfuril-1,3-dioxolan-4-il-methanol and 2,2-furfuril-1,3-dioxan-5-ol was investigated.