Mono alkyl fatty acid ester or methyl ethyl esters (biodiesel) are the promising alternative for
fossil fuel or petroleum derived diesel with similar properties and could reduce the carbon …

Exponential growth in industrialization can be seen as a direct outcome of the urbanization
which results in the continuous depletion of natural energy reserves. The existence of …

The chemical-catalyzed transesterification of vegetable oils to biodiesel has been
industrially adopted due to its high conversion rates and low production time. However, this …

In the last few years, biodiesel has emerged as one of the most potential renewable energy
to replace current petrol-derived diesel. It is a renewable, biodegradable and non-toxic fuel …

Fatty acid alkyl esters, also called biodiesel, are environmentally friendly and show great
potential as an alternative liquid fuel. Biodiesel is produced by transesterification of oils or …

Global warming, climate change, crisis about the energy price, and supply are the main
issues in the world and the petroleum-based energy supplement is the main responsible for …

Due to rapid industrialisation and use of advanced technologies there has been increase in
the consumption of fossil fuels, especially petroleum. Increasing needs are reciprocally …

The moderate stability of enzymes is one of the main drawbacks that hinder general
implementation of these interesting biocatalysts at industrial scale. An especially complex …

Biodiesel has attracted considerable interest in recent years as an alternative,
biodegradable and nonpolluting transportation fuel. Conventional alkaline process for …

Enzymatic biodiesel production has been investigated intensively, but is presently employed
industrially only in a 20,000 tons/year pilot plant in China (Du et al.[2008] Appl Microbiol …