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The chain gang: Crude glycerol, a by-product in the production of biodiesel, can be telomerized with 1,3-butadiene to form C8-chain ethers. The development of suitable catalyst systems for the direct telomerization of crude glycerol at the biodiesel plant provides a route to useful building blocks from cheap starting materials for commercially valuable products such as detergents and surfactants.
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