Biofuels for a sustainable future: Examining the role of nano-additives, economics, policy, internet of things, artificial intelligence and machine learning technology in …

SD Shelare, PN Belkhode, KC Nikam, LD Jathar… - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
As the global population and economy grow, so does the energy demand. Over-reliance on
non-renewable resources leads to depletion and price spikes, making renewable …

Enhanced production of biodiesel using nanomaterials: A detailed review on the mechanism and influencing factors

RS Abusweireh, N Rajamohan, Y Vasseghian - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
The deterioration of fossil fuel supplies, combined with growing environmental concerns
about fossil fuel extraction and consumption, has prompted worldwide communities to focus …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancement of biodiesel production from high-acid-value waste cooking oil via a microwave reactor using a homogeneous alkaline catalyst

MC Hsiao, PH Liao, NV Lan, SS Hou - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, low quality oils (waste cooking oils) with high acid value (4.81 mg KOH/g) were
utilized as the feedstocks for a transesterification reaction enhanced by additional …

Fast characterization of biodiesel via a combination of ATR-FTIR and machine learning models

C Chen, R Liang, S Xia, D Hou, B Abdoulaye, J Tao… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
This study proposed a fast characterization method for biodiesel based on attenuated total
reflection flourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and machine learning models. The …

[HTML][HTML] Securing liquid biofuel by upgrading waste fish oil via renewable and sustainable catalytic technology

IB Hvidsten, JM Marchetti - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigates the transesterification of waste fish oil with butanol using an
improved method to generate glycerol enriched calcium oxide. The direct addition of …

[HTML][HTML] Microwave-assisted noncatalytic esterification of fatty acid for biodiesel production: A kinetic study

HC Nguyen, FM Wang, KK Dinh, TT Pham, HY Juan… - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study developed a microwave-mediated noncatalytic esterification of oleic acid for
producing ethyl biodiesel. The microwave irradiation process outperformed conventional …

Analysis of a novel high-speed homogenizer technique for methyl ester production using waste cooking oil: Multi-objective optimization and energy analysis

N Prajapati, SS Kachhwaha, P Kodgire… - … Engineering Research and …, 2024 - Elsevier
While fossil fuels continue to be the predominant energy source, the use of renewable
energy is consistently growing. Biodiesel, with its various advantages over traditional fossil …

Biodiesel synthesis using spent FCC catalyst and CaO from a mixture of sunflower oil and oleic acid

KS Vishnulal, V Ramadesigan… - Bioresource Technology …, 2024 - Elsevier
A physical mixture of two heterogeneous catalysts, calcium oxide (CaO) and spent fluid
catalytic cracking (SFCC) catalyst, was used to produce biodiesel from a mixture of refined …

Butanolysis of Jatropha oil using glycerol enriched non-calcined calcium oxide: Optimization of the process

YG Keneni, JM Marchetti - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
The butanolysis of Jatropha oil using glycerol enriched non-calcined calcium oxide as
heterogenous catalyst was carried out to investigate the influences of reaction temperature …

Establishing rational conditions for obtaining potassium glycerate

N Sytnik, E Kunitsia, V Mazaeva… - … -European Journal of …, 2021 - papers.ssrn.com
This paper reports a study into the dependence of efficient glycerate potassium production
involving glycerin and potassium hydroxide solution on the process conditions. The …