Rice husk (RH), an agricultural waste, is abundantly available in rice producing countries
like China, India, Bangladesh, Brazil, US, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, and South East …

Biodiesel is gaining attention as a remedy for the increasing demand of fossil fuels which is
depleting rapidly. Commercial homogeneous catalysts in the biodiesel production industry …

Rice husk (RH) is an abundant and sustainable waste biomass. Silica-rich RH can be
converted to biofuels (eg, bio-oil, vapors) and biochars simultaneously via thermochemical …

Biodiesel serves as an ideal candidate for alternative fuel as it is made from renewable
source with lower pollutant emission. However, current biodiesel production has several …

Biodiesel production can be achieved through different processes and different reactor types
as well as varying reaction parameters such as catalyst dose, oil: alcohol ratio, reaction time …

The enhancement in the catalytic activity by using metal loading on CaO/Al 2 O 3 pellet
catalysts (M-CaO/Al 2 O 3) for transesterification of palm oil with a 12: 1 methanol-to-oil …

Sustainability has become a watchword and guiding principle for modern society, and with it
a growing appreciation that anthropogenic 'waste', in all its manifold forms, can offer a …

Recent studies on the exploration of eco-friendly approach by utilizing large-scale waste
materials as potential catalyst in biodiesel production have attracted much attention. The …

In the present work, the optimum biodiesel conversion from waste cooking oil to biodiesel
through transesterification method was investigated. The base catalyzed transesterification …

The global energy demand is currently met by the use of non-renewable fossil fuels. The
challenges of non-availability of these fuels in the future, instability in prices of crude oil and …