Current trends in biodiesel production technologies and future progressions: A possible displacement of the petro-diesel

F Akram, I ul Haq, SI Raja, AS Mir, SS Qureshi… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
The rising energy demand of the world due to rapidly expanding population and accelerated
industrialization is primarily satisfied by non-renewable fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are depleting …

Recent progress in the catalytic transformation of carbon dioxide into biosourced organic carbonates

V Aomchad, À Cristòfol, F Della Monica, B Limburg… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Cyclic organic carbonates are among the most widely studied targets in the nonreductive
conversion of carbon dioxide using oxiranes as the common reaction partners. Apart from …

Biodiesel as alternative fuel for marine diesel engine applications: A review

CWM Noor, MM Noor, R Mamat - renewable and sustainable energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Transportation and shipping activities are major contributor to air pollution at sea where
most of it occurs as a result of exhaust emissions from ships. Stringent emission limitations …

A comprehensive review on the environmental impacts of diesel/biodiesel additives

H Hosseinzadeh-Bandbafha, M Tabatabaei… - Energy Conversion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Biodiesel, in its neat or blended form with petrodiesel, is widely accepted alternative fuel for
diesel engines. Although biodiesel is presumably associated with lower CO 2, HC, and PMs …

Effects of physicochemical properties of biodiesel fuel blends with alcohol on diesel engine performance and exhaust emissions: A review

MSM Zaharin, NR Abdullah, G Najafi… - … and Sustainable energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
In recent years, alternative fuel studies have been conducted thoroughly by researchers
through their experimental work. Depletion of fossil fuel raised the attention of researchers to …

Microalgae on distillery wastewater treatment for improved biodiesel production and cellulose nanofiber synthesis: a sustainable biorefinery approach

S Vasistha, D Balakrishnan, A Manivannan, MP Rai - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Sugarcane spent wash generates waste at a large scale that impacts the environment,
hence the classic waste reuse technology needs to be implemented. An integrated …

Assessment of fuel properties on the basis of fatty acid profiles of oleaginous yeast for potential biodiesel production

A Patel, N Arora, J Mehtani, V Pruthi… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Over the last decade, there has been a huge upsurge of interest in sustainable production of
biomass-based biofuels to fulfill the existing energy demand and simultaneously reducing …

Ultrasound-assisted process optimization and tribological characteristics of biodiesel from palm-sesame oil via response surface methodology and extreme learning …

MA Mujtaba, HH Masjuki, MA Kalam, HC Ong, M Gul… - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was the improvement of cold flow and lubricity characteristics of
biodiesel produced from the palm-sesame oil blend. Extreme learning machine (ELM) and …

Feasibility of membrane processes for the recovery and purification of bio-based volatile fatty acids: A comprehensive review

SA Aktij, A Zirehpour, A Mollahosseini… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Volatile fatty acids (VFAs) can be produced from fermentation/anaerobic digestion of wastes
and are a valuable substrate for numerous applications, such as those related to the food …

Evaluation on biodiesel cold flow properties, oxidative stability and enhancement strategies: A review

CB Sia, J Kansedo, YH Tan, KT Lee - Biocatalysis and Agricultural …, 2020 - Elsevier
Poor cold flow properties of biodiesel especially those that are composed mainly of
saturated fatty acids is one of the major drawbacks faced by most biodiesel manufacturers …