Biodiesel production using homogeneous, heterogeneous, and enzyme catalysts via transesterification and esterification reactions: A critical review

V Mandari, SK Devarai - BioEnergy Research, 2022 - Springer
The excessive utilization of petroleum resources leads to global warming, crude oil price
fluctuations, and the fast depletion of petroleum reserves. Biodiesel has gained importance …

Recent advances in biodiesel production from agricultural products and microalgae using ionic liquids: Opportunities and challenges

HC Ong, YW Tiong, BHH Goh, YY Gan… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is considered as a potential substitute for petroleum-based diesel fuel owing to its
comparable properties to diesel. Biodiesel is generally produced from renewable sources …

Current status and future perspectives of supports and protocols for enzyme immobilization

FTT Cavalcante, ALG Cavalcante, IG de Sousa… - Catalysts, 2021 - mdpi.com
The market for industrial enzymes has witnessed constant growth, which is currently around
7% a year, projected to reach $10.5 billion in 2024. Lipases are hydrolase enzymes …

Multi-objective optimization of diesel engine performance, vibration and emission parameters employing blends of biodiesel, hydrogen and cerium oxide …

O Khan, MZ Khan, BK Bhatt, MT Alam… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent surges in crude oil prices have motivated researchers to find an alternative
sustainable fuel called biodiesel from various inedible oils with lower carbo impact on the …

The recent advances in the utility of microbial lipases: A review

S Ali, SA Khan, M Hamayun, IJ Lee - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Lipases are versatile biocatalysts and are used in different bioconversion reactions.
Microbial lipases are currently attracting a great amount of attention due to the rapid …

Industrial applications of fungal lipases: a review

A Kumar, V Verma, VK Dubey, A Srivastava… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Fungal lipases (triacylglycerol acyl hydrolases EC 3.1. 1.3) are significant industrial
enzymes and have several applications in a number of industries and fields. Fungal lipases …

Eco-friendly production of trimethylolpropane triesters from refined and used soybean cooking oils using an immobilized low-cost lipase (Eversa>® Transform 2.0) as …

WCA Carvalho, JHH Luiz, R Fernandez-Lafuente… - Biomass and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Trimethylolpropane triesters–TMPTEs (biolubricants) have been produced through
enzymatic hydroesterification of refined soybean (RSO) or used soybean cooking (USCO) …

Recent developments in solid acid catalysts for biodiesel production

Y Guo, SA Delbari, AS Namini, Q Van Le, JY Park… - Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biodiesel obtained via the transesterification process, a reaction frequently involving
catalysis by homogeneous or heterogeneous catalysts, has shown considerable potential as …

Enzyme immobilization on biomass-derived carbon materials as a sustainable approach towards environmental applications

G Bijoy, R Rajeev, L Benny, S Jose, A Varghese - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Enzymes with their environment-friendly nature and versatility have become highly important
'green tools' with a wide range of applications. Enzyme immobilization has further increased …

Enzymatic catalysis as a tool in biofuels production in Brazil: Current status and perspectives

MDN Ramos, TS Milessi, RG Candido… - Energy for Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Growing fossil raw material demand, especially for producing fuels, has caused serious
damage to the environment, mainly in the form of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. To …