Raw glycerol re-valuing through etherification with isobutylene: process design and techno-economical assessment

This study evaluates the techno-economic feasibility to produce tert-butyl ethers of glycerol in Colombiausing glycerol obtained from biodiesel production. The major drawback of this process is related to thehigh costs associated to the isobutylene reagent used for this reaction. Three possible scen...