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