**Chemical Conversion of Glycerol from Biodiesel into Products for Environmental and Technological Applications**

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Miguel Araujo Medeiros1, Carla M. Macedo Leite2 
                         and Rochel Montero Lago2
                     1Universidade Federal do Tocantins, 
                  2Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 
                                                Brasil
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