Question by Who now?: What do producers do with glycerin left over from biodiesel production?
I read that the reaction used to create biodiesel creates glycerin as a byproduct. What do producers (brewers and companies) do with their glycerin?

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Answer by John W
Corporate biodiesel producers have access to further refining techniques to produce marketable products and may polymerize it, hydro crack or whatever to get high value hydrocarbons again. In a worse case situation, they could gasifier it to syngas and synthesize high value products like gasoline and diesel. Home brewers use what they can to pressure wash their driveways and home exteriors, their neighbors driveways, their decks, and then try to find a micro refinery or waste disposal facility to take the rest. Pouring it down the drain may keep your pipes clean but is probably illegal.

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