Biodiesel production from microalgae using lipase-based catalysts: current challenges and prospects

GF Mota, IG de Sousa, ALB de Oliveira… - Algal Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The excessive demand for fossil fuels has caused severe environmental impacts, such as
GHG-related effects and widespread pollution. Firstly, it is essential to identify the main …

Critical review on third generation micro algae biodiesel production and its feasibility as future bioenergy for IC engine applications

A Jacob, B Ashok, A Alagumalai, OH Chyuan… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Third generation micro algae feedstock cultivation and fuel production have sustainable and
economic benefits due to their microscopic nature. Each process in the production of micro …

Recent advances on sources and industrial applications of lipases

N Sarmah, D Revathi, G Sheelu… - Biotechnology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Review on integrated biofuel production from microalgal biomass through the outset of transesterification route: a cascade approach for sustainable bioenergy

R Karpagam, K Jawaharraj, R Gnanam - Science of The Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, microalgal feedstocks have gained immense potential for sustainable
biofuel production. Thermochemical, biochemical conversions and transesterification …

Pre-treatment methods for production of biofuel from microalgae biomass

C Onumaegbu, J Mooney, A Alaswad… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Microalgae biofuel is one of the most promising renewable energy sources that can
contribute to the replacement of fossil fuels globally because of its sustainability and its …

Enzymatic transesterification for biodiesel production: a comprehensive review

B Norjannah, HC Ong, HH Masjuki, JC Juan… - RSC …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Biodiesel is a type of renewable fuel and a potential alternative for continuously consumed
fossil resources. Currently, the method applied for biodiesel production is transesterification …

Optimization of the Production of Enzymatic Biodiesel from Residual Babassu Oil (Orbignya sp.) via RSM

KS Moreira, LS Moura Junior, RRC Monteiro… - Catalysts, 2020 - mdpi.com
Residual oil from babassu (Orbignya sp.), a low-cost raw material, was used in the
enzymatic esterification for biodiesel production, using lipase B from Candida antarctica …

Towards rapid and sustainable synthesis of biodiesel: A review of effective parameters and scale-up potential of intensification technologies for enzymatic biodiesel …

MY Liow, W Gourich, MY Chang, JM Loh… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of enzymes in biodiesel production has recently garnered attention owing to
increasing awareness towards environmental sustainability. However, producing biodiesel …

Biodiesel production from Nannochloropsis gaditana using supercritical CO2 for lipid extraction and immobilized lipase transesterification: Economic and …

H Taher, A Giwa, H Abusabiekeh, S Al-Zuhair - Fuel Processing Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
The economic and environmental impacts of a commercial biodiesel production process
using supercritical CO 2 in lipid extraction and enzymatic transesterification from freeze …

Biodiesel production with enzymatic technology: progress and perspectives

MK Pasha, L Dai, D Liu, W Du… - Biofuels, Bioproducts and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Rapid changes in the global climate resulting from anthropogenic activities and greenhouse
gas emissions from fossil resources are encouraging commercial and academic research to …