Waste cooking oil (WCO) disposal in landfills or discharge into sewer systems could cause
severe environmental challenges. Therefore, extensive efforts are made to develop …

This review presents recent technologies involved in vegetable oil refining as well as quality
attributes of crude oils obtained by mechanical and solvent extraction. Usually, apart from …

The continued economic growth registered since the 1970 s has contributed to an increase
in the demand and supply of energy in the main end-use sectors: electricity, heating …

Lipases are the industrially important biocatalysts, which are envisioned to have tremendous
applications in the manufacture of a wide range of products. Their unique properties such as …

Rapid industrialization and population growth have resulted in the wastage of significant
quantity of food globally throughout the value chain right from harvesting to storage …

This paper discusses about the importance of animal fats for power generation particularly
from waste chicken fat, advantages of using chicken fat for biodiesel production, different …

Biodiesel is a long-chain fatty acid ester made from renewed and biological raw materials
such as used cooking, animal fat, vegetable oil, and algae. Biodiesel is a renewable and …

Depletion of fossil fuels, environmental damage due to pollution and energy security have
intensified research on alternative liquid biofuels. A major portion of municipal solid waste is …

Biodiesel synthesis requires both feedstock diversification and sustainable heterogeneous
catalyst precursors to impact its viability. This study is focused on the development of a …

The scientific community, experts in technology and marketing have been seeking cost-
competitive and green solvents with good dissolving capacity for the valorisation of biomass …