scholarly journals The Use of Biodiesel Residues for Heat Insulating Biobased Polyurethane Foams

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nihan Özveren ◽  
M. Özgür Seydibeyoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Crude Glycerol ◽  
Polyurethane Foams ◽  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
Foam Formation ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy ◽  
Biobased Polyurethane ◽  
Polyether Polyol ◽  
Biodiesel Industry ◽  
Critical Aspects

The commercial and biobased polyurethane foams (PUF) were produced and characterized in this study. Commercial polyether polyol, crude glycerol, methanol-free crude glycerol, and pure glycerol were used as polyols. Crude glycerol is byproduct of the biodiesel production, and it is a kind of biofuel residue. Polyol blends were prepared by mixing the glycerol types and the commercial polyol with different amounts, 10 wt%, 30 wt%, 50 wt%, and 80 wt%. All types of polyol blends were reacted with polymeric diphenyl methane diisocyanates (PMDI) for the production of rigid foams. Thermal properties of polyurethane foams are examined by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and thermal conductivity tests. The structures of polyurethane foams were examined by Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Changes in morphology of foams were investigated by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Mechanical properties of polyurethane foams were determined by compression tests. This study identifies the critical aspects of polyurethane foam formation by the use of various polyols and furthermore offers new uses of crude glycerol and methanol-free crude glycerol which are byproducts of biodiesel industry.

Evaluation of Foaming and Nucleation and Growth Mechanism of Soy-Based Polyurethane Foams

2018 ◽  
Vol 913 ◽  
pp. 738-745 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Zhang ◽  
Xin Xing Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Growth Mechanism ◽  
Nucleation And Growth ◽  
Polyurethane Foams ◽  
Molar Ratio ◽  
Foam Formation ◽  
Isocyanate Index ◽  
Diffusion Controlled ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Polyether Polyol ◽  
Nucleation And Growth Mechanism

The foaming and nucleation and growth mechanism of soybean oil-based polyurethane (SPU) were determined by the degree of hydrogen bonding, and isocyanate groups. New types of SPU were prepared by the different NCO/OH molar ratio (isocyanate index) from 1.0 to 2.0 in a soy polyol/polyether polyol (MDI) system. Foaming and nucleation and growth mechanisms of SPU were studied by fluorescence microscope (FM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy disperse spectroscopy (EDS) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). It indicated that the isocyanate index affected remarkably the velocity of foaming and the critical nucleation radius of SPU and the ester functional group increased with the increase of isocyanate index. The nucleation and growth phase transition were dominated by the diffusion controlled nucleation and isocyanate content was the key factor of foam formation.

Oxazolidone formation: myth or fact? The case of biobased polyurethane foams from different epoxidized triglycerides

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julien Peyrton ◽  
Luc Avérous
Keyword(s):  
Polyurethane Foams ◽  
Biobased Polyurethane

Study of the oxazolidone formation by reaction between disubstituted epoxide and isocyanate in polyurethane foams and model.

scholarly journals Digestible energy of crude glycerol for pacu and silver catfish

2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (8) ◽  
pp. 1448-1451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Ernesto Balen ◽  
Patrick Nereu Tetu ◽  
Robie Allan Bombardelli ◽  
Paulo Cesar Pozza ◽  
Fábio Meurer
Keyword(s):  
Fish Species ◽  
Crude Glycerol ◽  
Energy Content ◽  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
Native Fish ◽  
Neotropical Fish ◽  
Digestible Energy ◽  
Silver Catfish ◽  
Glycerol Utilization ◽  
Good Potential

The increase in global biodiesel production is originating a glycerol surplus, which has no defined destination. An alternative to overcome this problem is its use as energy source in animal feeding. In Brazil, Pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) is one of the most farmed native fish species, whereas Silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen) is suitable for production in subtropical region. Considering little knowledge about crude glycerol utilization in feeds for Neotropical fish species, it was evaluated the apparent digestibility coefficients (ADCs) for energy of crude glycerol for P. mesopotamicus and R. quelen. The digestibility and digestible energy content of crude glycerol can be considered excellent even when compared to energy of common ingredients such as maize and wheat, presenting 0.97 and 0.89 of energy ADCs, and 15.2 and 13.95MJ kg-1 of digestible energy for Pacu and Silver catfish, respectively. In conclusion, crude glycerol is an energetic ingredient with good potential in Brazilian native fish diets.

A Path to Economic Viability for the Biodiesel Industry: Production of 1,3-Propanediol from Crude Glycerol

2010 ◽  
Vol 150 ◽  
pp. 370-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pinki Anand ◽  
Sweta Yadav ◽  
Vinod Kumar ◽  
Kakoli Dutt ◽  
R.K. Saxena
Keyword(s):  
Crude Glycerol ◽  
Economic Viability ◽  
Biodiesel Industry

scholarly journals Waste Conversion into a Sweetener—Development of an Innovative Strategy for Erythritol Production by Yarrowia lipolytica

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 7122
Author(s):  
Ludwika Tomaszewska-Hetman ◽  
Waldemar Rymowicz ◽  
Anita Rywińska
Keyword(s):  
Yarrowia Lipolytica ◽  
Crude Glycerol ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Corn Steep Liquor ◽  
Culture Broth ◽  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
Innovative Strategy ◽  
Simple Medium ◽  
Low Cost Strategy ◽  
Steep Liquor

The study proposed the innovative low-cost strategy for erythritol production by Yarrowia lipolytica through developing a simple medium based on industrial waste by-products and a natural method for culture broth purification. Results obtained proved that corn steep liquor might successfully replace traditional sources of nitrogen and other nutrients without compromising activities of the enzymes responsible for erythritol production and its production level. As a consequence, a production process was performed where Y. lipolytica A-6 was able to produce 108.0 g/L of erythritol, with a production rate of 1.04 g/Lh and a yield of 0.45 g/g of the medium containing exclusively 220 g/L of crude glycerol derived from biodiesel production and 40 g/L of corn steep liquor. Moreover, a comparable concentration of erythritol (108.1 g/L) was obtained when a part of crude glycerol was exchanged for the crude fraction of fatty acids in the two-steps process. Next, the collected post-fermentation broths were used in the culture with Y. lipolytica Wratislavia K1 for natural purification. The process resulted in a high increase of erythritol selectivity from 72% to 97% and in the production of 22.0 g/L of biomass with 40.4% protein content, which enables its use as an attractive animal feedstuff.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Lipases from Wild Microbial Strains as Biocatalysts in Biodiesel Production

Separations ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Luna ◽  
Diego Luna ◽  
Felipa Bautista ◽  
Juan Calero ◽  
Antonio Romero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
Purification Process ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Production Methods ◽  
Mild Conditions ◽  
New Type ◽  
Microbial Strains ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Microbial Strain ◽  
Biodiesel Industry

In this study, the evaluation of the catalytic behavior of several wild bacterial strains in the 1,3-selective ethanolysis of triglycerides with ethanol to produce a new type of biodiesel (Ecodiesel) that integrates glycerol as monoacylglycerols was carried out. The Ecodiesel production not only avoids the elimination of glycerol, which is largely generated as a by-product in the biodiesel industry, but also results in an increase in the biofuel yield. The wild microbial strain samples were obtained from several lipophilic organisms. In addition to evaluate the enzymatic extracts, the minimum grade of purification of the strains, necessary to obtain similar results to those attained with commercial lipases was studied. This purification treatment included a dialysis followed by a lyophilization process. Such extracts were directly used as biocatalysts in the transesterification reaction of sunflower oil with ethanol, attaining much better results (yield close to 100%) than those obtained with strains which were not submitted to the purification process (yields lower than 10%). Furthermore, the results here obtained are similar to those obtained with commercial lipases but were achieved under mild conditions and lower reaction time (2 h). In addition, the stability of the enzymatic extracts was corroborated by subsequent reactions, showing no loss of activity. Thus, this study brings to light that enzymatic extracts obtained by a very simple purification process can be economically competitive with the conventional biodiesel production methods.

scholarly journals The effect of the nitrogen source type on the growth and consumption of crude glycerol by Streptomyces hygroscopicus CH-7

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-45
Author(s):  
Slavica Ilić ◽  
Jovan Ćirić ◽  
Gordana Gojgić-Cvijović
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Sunflower Oil ◽  
Crude Glycerol ◽  
Biomass Concentration ◽  
Nitrogen Sources ◽  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
Streptomyces Hygroscopicus ◽  
Basic Medium ◽  
Source Type ◽  
Glycerol Consumption

In this paper we studied the effect of different amino acids (arginine, tryptophan, tyrosine, and phenylalanine) as nitrogen sources on the growth of actinomycete Streptomyces hygroscopicus CH-7 and the consumption of crude glycerol, obtained as a by-product in the biodiesel production from sunflower oil. The highest biomass concentration (9.5 g/L) was achieved using the basic medium and the medium with tryptophan (9.2 g/L), while the crude glycerol consumption was the highest in the basic medium (5.9 mg/mL) and the medium with phenylalanine (3.3 mg/mL).

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