Issue 3, 2014
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Green Chemistry

Glycerol: a solvent and a building block of choice for microwave and ultrasound irradiation procedures

P. Cintas,a   S. Tagliapietra,b   E. Calcio Gaudino,b   G. Palmisanoc  and  G. Cravotto*b  

* Corresponding authors

a Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias-UEX, Avda. de Elvas s/n, E-06006 Badajoz, Spain
E-mail: pecintas@unex.es

b Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnología del Farmaco, University of Turin, via P. Giuria 9, 10125 Torino, Italy
E-mail: giancarlo.cravotto@unito.it

c Dipartimento di Scienza e Alta Tecnologia, University of Insubria, Via Valleggio 11, 22100 Como, Italy
E-mail: giovanni.palmisano@uninsubria.it

Abstract

Glycerol has the potential to be both an excellent renewable solvent in modern chemical processes and a versatile building block in biorefineries. Both of these potential applications may be made easier and more convenient by microwave and/or ultrasound irradiation. As glycerol is a nontoxic, biodegradable compound, it will provide important environmental benefits to new platform products. Furthermore, significant markets in polymers, polyethers, fuel additives, nanoparticles and other valuable compounds may well be opened up by cutting down the high purification cost of glycerol. The aim of this review is to highlight the best literature examples of glycerol being used, either as a solvent or as a reagent, to give interesting results under microwave or ultrasound irradiation.

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3GC41955J
Article type
Critical Review
Submitted
17 Sep 2013
Accepted
09 Dec 2013
First published
09 Dec 2013

Green Chem., 2014,16, 1056-1065

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Glycerol: a solvent and a building block of choice for microwave and ultrasound irradiation procedures

P. Cintas, S. Tagliapietra, E. Calcio Gaudino, G. Palmisano and G. Cravotto, Green Chem., 2014, 16, 1056 DOI: 10.1039/C3GC41955J

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