Glycerine acetate
Glycerine acetate is the ester produced from the esterification of glycerol (1) with acetic acid. Multiple products can be produced from this reaction; these include the monoacetylglycerols (MAG, 2 and 3), diacetylglycerols (DAG, 4 and 5), and triacetalglycerol (TAG, 6) (also known as triacetin).
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DAG and TAG can be used as fuel additive improving the cold and viscosity properties of biodiesel or the antiknocking properties of gasoline.[1]
Notes
- ↑ J. A. Melero; R. vanGrieken; G. Morales; M. Paniagua (2007). "Acidic Mesoporous Silica for the Acetylation of Glycerol: Synthesis of Bioadditives to Petrol Fuel". Energy Fuels. 21 (3): 1782–1791. doi:10.1021/ef060647q.
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