Current and Future Trends for Crude Glycerol Upgrading to High Value-Added Products

概要

Renewable energy is a rapidly developing industry in order to reduce the dependence
on fossil fuels, oil, and natural gas as main resources for energy generation. In addition to
energy savings, the shift to a civilization powered by renewable energy sources including
waste, solar, wind, biomass, tidal, wave, and geothermal energy becomes an even more
significant option in global use of energy. Based on the International Energy Agency
(IEA) [1] report at the COP26 Climate Change Conference, it is anticipated that between
2021 and 2026, there will be a 50% increase in renewable capacity compared to the period
between 2015 and 2020 which is due to aggressive support from government policies
towards clean energy goals and the replacement of non-renewable fossil fuels. Renewable
energy sources are anticipated to increase at the quickest rate of all energy sources according
to the World Energy Outlook [2]. Furthermore, this type of energy is also expected to
dominate two-thirds of the total global primary energy supply in 2050 based on the REmap
Case, held in Abu Dhabi [3]. Municipal solid waste (MSW), including biomass and plastic
waste, is the only energy source in this spectrum that is based on carbon. Figure 1 illustrates
a breakdown of renewables in the energy sector, where the key role of bioenergy (30%) [3]
comprised of biomass industry, biomass buildings, liquid biofuels and biogas as well as
biomass power, which is mainly sourced from biomass and waste. Hence, there is much
potential for further analysis for green energy development. ...

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