NOVELTY - Methanol production from crude glycerol by introducing crude glycerol, superheated steam, and oxygen into a reaction zone, cooling synthesis gas product stream (26), pressuring cooled synthesis gas product stream from 5 to 500-1500 psig, introducing pressurized cooled synthesis gas into a methanol synthesis reaction zone along with methanol synthesis catalyst, conducting the methanol synthesis product stream to a first separation zone, conducting mixture of methanol and water to a second separation zone, and separately collecting the methanol and water.    USE - The method is useful for producing methanol used as biodiesel from vegetable oils and animal fats for diesel engine.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides valuable or increase global biodiesel product. The method is capable of converting crude glycerol to more valuable product as well as for reducing methanol purchased by biodiesel producers from third party sources. The method provides increase yield of methanol at least that amount needed that will result in an increase in the methanol yield by greater than or equal to 5, preferably greater than or equal to 10 vol. %. The method eliminates the need for adding additional organic material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Methanol production from crude glycerol comprises introducing crude glycerol, superheated steam, and oxygen into a reaction zone where the resulting mixture is heated to 1500-1900 degrees F and 200-600 psig to obtain a synthesis gas product stream made of hydrogen gas and carbon monoxide with minor amount of carbon dioxide, cooling the synthesis gas product stream from 360 to 80 degrees C, pressuring the cooled synthesis gas product stream to from 5 to 500-1500 psig to obtain a pressurized cooled synthesis gas product stream, introducing pressurized cooled synthesis gas into a methanol synthesis reaction zone along with methanol synthesis catalyst, conducting the methanol synthesis product stream to a first separation zone, conducting mixture of methanol and water to a second separation zone, and separately collecting the methanol and water. The synthesis gas product has the same temperature as the reaction zone. The methanol synthesis reaction zone is maintained at 300-570 degrees F and 500-1500 psig to obtain methanol synthesis product stream. The methanol synthesis product stream comprises methanol, water, and unreacted syngas tail gas. A tail gas product stream is separated from a liquid product stream. The liquid product stream comprises a mixture of methanol and water. The methanol is separated from the water.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a simplified flow diagram of producing methanol from crude glycerol.    Via lines (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 30)    High pressure stream (14)    Hot water (22)    Synthesis gas product stream (26)