Figure 1. Sustainable Biodiesel and Hydrogen Energy Cycles (IMAGE)

_Tokyo Institute of Technology

Figure 1. Sustainable Biodiesel and Hydrogen Energy Cycles

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One of the main waste by-products of the biodiesel industry, glycerol, can be used as a raw material for the generation of valuable dihydroxyacetone and hydrogen, the latter of which can be used as 100% clean fuel.

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Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Tokyo Tech

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