Issue 47, 2016
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Carbonized glycerol nanotubes as efficient catalysts for biofuel production†

Nagabhatla Viswanadham,*a   Suman Debnath,a   Sandeep K. Saxenaa  and  Ala'a H. Al-Muhtasebb  

* Corresponding authors

a Catalysis and Conversion Processes Division, Indian Institute of Petroleum, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Dehradun 248005, India
E-mail: nvish@iip.res.in
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b Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 123, Oman

Abstract

Highly acidic, functionalized, carbonized glycerol nanotubes successfully synthesized via a simultaneous carbonization and acidification have been identified as efficient and stable solid acid catalysts for biofuel production from glycerol and levulinic acid.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C6RA04919B
Article type
Communication
Submitted
24 Feb 2016
Accepted
11 Apr 2016
First published
13 Apr 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 41364-41368

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Carbonized glycerol nanotubes as efficient catalysts for biofuel production

N. Viswanadham, S. Debnath, S. K. Saxena and A. H. Al-Muhtaseb, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 41364 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA04919B

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