Enhancing Propylene Glycol Product Yield by Modifying the Glycerol Hydrogenation Process

The production of propylene glycol from glycerol is an emerging and sustainable approach in the chemical industry that can be considered completely renewable. Glycerol, a byproduct of biodiesel production, has gained attention as an alternative feedstock for the synthesis of value-added chemicals su...

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Main Authors: Aisyah Sabrina Nurul Syahidah, Marsha Vania, Najmanisa Aulia, Nurul Hidayah, Isaac Varado
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Published: Universitas Diponegoro 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of Chemical Engineering Research Progress
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Online Access:https://journal.bcrec.id/index.php/jcerp/article/view/20289
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Marsha Vania
Najmanisa Aulia
Nurul Hidayah
Isaac Varado
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description The production of propylene glycol from glycerol is an emerging and sustainable approach in the chemical industry that can be considered completely renewable. Glycerol, a byproduct of biodiesel production, has gained attention as an alternative feedstock for the synthesis of value-added chemicals such as propylene glycol. This paper evaluates how to perform process modification for optimization of propylene glycol product yield. The process modification was carried out by adding compressor unit before entering a heater, adding heater unit before entering a mixer, and adding 2 separator unit before entering a distillation column. By modifying the addition of compressor unit, heater unit, and 2 separator unit, it has been proven that it can optimizing the propylene glycol product yield by up to 99.75%. Copyright © 2024 by Authors, Published by Universitas Diponegoro and BCREC Publishing Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).
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spelling doaj-art-cf5ee74267ec4ae09ea6d026443a16ff2025-08-20T03:40:17ZengUniversitas DiponegoroJournal of Chemical Engineering Research Progress3032-70592024-12-011222923910.9767/jcerp.202898496Enhancing Propylene Glycol Product Yield by Modifying the Glycerol Hydrogenation ProcessAisyah Sabrina Nurul Syahidah0Marsha Vania1Najmanisa Aulia2Nurul Hidayah3Isaac Varado4Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. Sudharto, Tembalang, Semarang, Jawa Tengah, 50275, IndonesiaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. Sudharto, Tembalang, Semarang, Jawa Tengah, 50275, IndonesiaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. Sudharto, Tembalang, Semarang, Jawa Tengah, 50275, IndonesiaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. Sudharto, Tembalang, Semarang, Jawa Tengah, 50275, IndonesiaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Universitas Gajah Mada, Jl. Grafika No.2, Senolowo, Sinduadi, Mlati, Sleman, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta 55281, IndonesiaThe production of propylene glycol from glycerol is an emerging and sustainable approach in the chemical industry that can be considered completely renewable. Glycerol, a byproduct of biodiesel production, has gained attention as an alternative feedstock for the synthesis of value-added chemicals such as propylene glycol. This paper evaluates how to perform process modification for optimization of propylene glycol product yield. The process modification was carried out by adding compressor unit before entering a heater, adding heater unit before entering a mixer, and adding 2 separator unit before entering a distillation column. By modifying the addition of compressor unit, heater unit, and 2 separator unit, it has been proven that it can optimizing the propylene glycol product yield by up to 99.75%. Copyright © 2024 by Authors, Published by Universitas Diponegoro and BCREC Publishing Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).https://journal.bcrec.id/index.php/jcerp/article/view/20289propylene glycolprocess modificationprocess optimizationproduct yield
spellingShingle Aisyah Sabrina Nurul Syahidah
Marsha Vania
Najmanisa Aulia
Nurul Hidayah
Isaac Varado
Enhancing Propylene Glycol Product Yield by Modifying the Glycerol Hydrogenation Process
Journal of Chemical Engineering Research Progress
propylene glycol
process modification
process optimization
product yield
title Enhancing Propylene Glycol Product Yield by Modifying the Glycerol Hydrogenation Process
title_full Enhancing Propylene Glycol Product Yield by Modifying the Glycerol Hydrogenation Process
title_fullStr Enhancing Propylene Glycol Product Yield by Modifying the Glycerol Hydrogenation Process
title_full_unstemmed Enhancing Propylene Glycol Product Yield by Modifying the Glycerol Hydrogenation Process
title_short Enhancing Propylene Glycol Product Yield by Modifying the Glycerol Hydrogenation Process
title_sort enhancing propylene glycol product yield by modifying the glycerol hydrogenation process
topic propylene glycol
process modification
process optimization
product yield
url https://journal.bcrec.id/index.php/jcerp/article/view/20289
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