Etherification of Glycerol with Propylene or 1-Butene for Fuel Additives

Figure 3

Influence of temperature on glycerol etherification with propylene (a) and 1-butene (b) [glycerol : olefin = 1 : 4, catalyst 10 wt% based on glycerol, 24 h]. The data are shown as the mean ± 1.88 SD derived from 3 independent samples.

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