Date of Award
5-10-2014
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Honors Thesis
Department
Chemistry
First Advisor
Stacy O'Reilly
Abstract
Glycerol (Figure 1) is one of the major byproducts in the manufacturing of biofuels. As the interest in biodiesel grows, production of glycerol will also increase. Investigating glycerol's potential as a chemical feedstock could lead to the discovery of new uses for this byproduct created from biofuel production. By developing pathways to use glycerol as a starting material and as a solvent we will be able to synthesize other chemically relevant compounds.
Recommended Citation
Cox, Susannah Dawn, "Synthesis and Resolution of a Substituted Dioxolane from Glycerol" (2014). Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection. 213.
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/ugtheses/213