Purification and use of crude green glycerol from the transesterification of triglycerides in the formulation of an alcohol gel hand sanitizer

Abstract The aim of this study was to produce an alcohol gel hand sanitizer containing green glycerol. Crude glycerol was purified using chemical and physical treatments. The sanitizer was prepared using 71.100 g of 99.3° GL ethanol, 28.0 g H2O, 0.5 g of Carboxypolymethylene [Carbopol 940® or Carbom...

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Main Authors: Tassio Trindade Mazala, Mateus Costa Viana, Guilherme Carneiro, David Lee Nelson, Maria B. de Freitas-Marques, Bruno Spinosa De Martinis, Jacques Florêncio, Fernanda Marur Mazzé, Severino G. Domingos da Silva, Sandro L. Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-49422-5