Current status and challenges in the heterogeneous catalysis for biodiesel production

A Mukhtar, S Saqib, H Lin, MUH Shah, S Ullah… - … and sustainable energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The traditional method of biodiesel synthesis is costly on industrial scale. Hence,
heterogeneous catalysis is crucial in minimizing end-product costs thanks to high durability …

A review of the feedstocks, catalysts, and intensification techniques for sustainable biodiesel production

M Athar, S Zaidi - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to the dwindling crude oil resources and the detrimental environmental effects of toxic
emissions from conventional diesel, biodiesel has gained importance over the last few years …

Economics of biodiesel production

SN Gebremariam, JM Marchetti - Energy Conversion and Management, 2018 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is an alternative fuel similar to conventional diesel. It is usually produced from
straight vegetable oil, animal fat, tallow, non-edible plant oil and waste cooking oil. Its …

[HTML][HTML] A review of global current scenario of biodiesel adoption and combustion in vehicular diesel engines

O Ogunkunle, NA Ahmed - Energy Reports, 2019 - Elsevier
Delving into the current chronicles of research findings, explorations of biodiesel production
and utilization in diesel engines have been at the forefront of sustainable and creative …

Catalysis in biodiesel production—a review

B Thangaraj, PR Solomon, B Muniyandi… - Clean …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Catalysts play a significant role in transesterification of vegetable oils. Currently, chemical
and biological catalysts are being investigated, and both have their inherent merits and …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of alcohol to oil molar ratios and the type of alcohol on biodiesel production using transesterification process

IA Musa - Egyptian journal of petroleum, 2016 - Elsevier
The nature of alcohol and alcohol to oil molar ratio plays an important role on the method of
biodiesel production. As a result, this paper examined different alcohols commonly used for …

Optimization of biodiesel production by microwave irradiation-assisted transesterification for waste cooking oil-Calophyllum inophyllum oil via response surface …

J Milano, HC Ong, HH Masjuki, AS Silitonga… - Energy conversion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, microwave irradiation-assisted alkaline-catalysed transesterification was used
to produce W70CI30 biodiesel from a mixture of waste cooking oil and Calophyllum …

Enzymatic transesterification for biodiesel production from used cooking oil, a review

F Moazeni, YC Chen, G Zhang - Journal of cleaner production, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper reviews various aspects of the enzymatic transesterification method to convert
used cooking oil to biodiesel. The goal of this paper is to provide a thorough overview from …

Valorization of spent coffee grounds: A review

A Kovalcik, S Obruca, I Marova - Food and Bioproducts Processing, 2018 - Elsevier
Spent coffee grounds (SCGs) arise as waste products through the production of instant
coffee and coffee brewing. This work reviews the composition of SCGs, the methods used for …

Biodiesel from vegetable oils

T Issariyakul, AK Dalai - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is gaining acceptance in the market as fuel and lubricant. It is expected that
biodiesel industries will rapidly grow worldwide in the coming years and information on …