eprintid: 18886 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/01/88/86 datestamp: 2024-06-04 14:11:19 lastmod: 2024-06-04 14:11:19 status_changed: 2024-06-04 14:04:21 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Radzi, M.R.M. creators_name: Zulqarnain, creators_name: Mohd Yusoff, M.H. creators_name: Azmi, N. creators_name: Anuar, M.R. title: Esterification of Glycerol Derived from Biodiesel with Fatty Acids to Monoglycerides � Malaysian Perspective ispublished: pub keywords: Catalyst activity; Esterification; Esters; Glycerol; Palmitic acid; Reaction kinetics; Saturated fatty acids, Biodiesel production; Crude glycerol; Glycerol to value-added chemical; Malaysia; Malaysians; Mesoporous catalysts; Monoglycerides; Selective esterification; Solid acid catalysts; Value-added chemicals, Biodiesel note: cited By 0 abstract: The rapid increase of biodiesel production in Malaysia generates enormous quantities of crude glycerol as the primary co-product along with the biodiesel which has limited application in local industries. The conversion of glycerol to higher-value products like monoglycerides seems to be an attractive route. Various heterogeneous catalysts have been investigated to produce monoglycerides via esterification with fatty acids, but the application is limited to short-chain fatty acids such as lauric acid. Solid catalysts, the parameters affecting reaction mechanisms and pathways, and kinetics of esterification of glycerol reactions are reviewed to highlight the need of superacidic mesoporous catalysts for demonstrating the catalytic activity towards the formation of monopalmitin with high palmitic acid conversion. Esterification of fatty acids to produce monoglycerides is the best approach to reduce the amount of glycerol but it is necessary to synthesize innovative and selective catalysts such as modified mesoporous catalysts to enhance the overall yield of monoglycerides. This would not only solve the problem of crude glycerol but also lead to sustainable biodiesel production especially in the context of Malaysian economy. © 2022 Wiley-VCH GmbH. date: 2023 official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85141190047&doi=10.1002%2fcben.202200013&partnerID=40&md5=3b5c92157dcb436f709bea8541525bca id_number: 10.1002/cben.202200013 full_text_status: none publication: ChemBioEng Reviews volume: 10 number: 1 pagerange: 22-36 refereed: TRUE citation: Radzi, M.R.M. and Zulqarnain and Mohd Yusoff, M.H. and Azmi, N. and Anuar, M.R. (2023) Esterification of Glycerol Derived from Biodiesel with Fatty Acids to Monoglycerides � Malaysian Perspective. ChemBioEng Reviews, 10 (1). pp. 22-36.