Emerging technologies for biodiesel production: processes, challenges, and opportunities

AA Babadi, S Rahmati, R Fakhlaei, B Barati… - Biomass and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fossil fuel shortages, rising petroleum prices, worldwide demand for renewable energy, and
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions due to anthropogenic activities are increasing interest in …

Sustainable biofuel and bioenergy production from biomass waste residues using microwave-assisted heating: A comprehensive review

AA Arpia, WH Chen, SS Lam, P Rousset… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
With drastic fossil fuel depletion and environmental deterioration concerns, a move towards
a more sustainable bioenergy-based economy is essential. Lately, the application of …

Biodiesel production from quinary oil mixture using highly efficient Musa chinensis based heterogeneous catalyst

S Brahma, B Basumatary, SF Basumatary, B Das… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, efficient solid catalysts from the post-harvest Musa chinensis peel, trunk and
rhizome were prepared and applied effectively for the production of biodiesel from the …

Preparation of a heterogeneous catalyst from moringa leaves as a sustainable precursor for biodiesel production

JL Aleman-Ramirez, J Moreira, S Torres-Arellano… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Biodiesel synthesis requires both feedstock diversification and sustainable heterogeneous
catalyst precursors to impact its viability. This study is focused on the development of a …

Biodiesel production from waste cooking oil using wheat bran ash as a sustainable biomass

A Gouran, B Aghel, F Nasirmanesh - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigated the transesterification of waste cooking oil using methanol and
modified wheat bran ash and CaO as the catalyst. Under a simple solid-state reaction …

A cleaner process for green biodiesel synthesis from waste cooking oil using recycled waste oyster shells as a sustainable base heterogeneous catalyst under the …

YC Lin, KTT Amesho, CE Chen, PC Cheng… - … Chemistry and Pharmacy, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, biodiesel synthesis from waste cooking oil (WCO) using waste oyster shells
derived catalyst (CaO-based catalyst) as a sustainable based heterogeneous catalyst under …

Post-harvest waste to value-added materials: Musa champa plant as renewable and highly effective base catalyst for Jatropha curcas oil-based biodiesel production

B Basumatary, S Brahma, B Nath… - Bioresource Technology …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present work, different catalysts were prepared from the post-harvest stem, rhizome
and fruit peel of Musa champa plant and applied in biodiesel production from Jatropha …

A review of intensification technologies for biodiesel production

LF Chuah, JJ Klemeš, A Bokhari, S Asif, YW Cheng… - Biofuels and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is a biodegradable and renewable source fuel and as such it contributes to the
reduction of environmental pollution. It is also nontoxic, produces less sulfur oxide emissions …

Zirconia-based nanomaterials: recent developments in synthesis and applications

N Kumari, S Sareen, M Verma, S Sharma… - Nanoscale …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In the last decade, the whole scientific community has witnessed great advances and
progress in the various fields of nanoscience. Among the different nanomaterials, zirconia …

Biodiesel production using solid acid catalysts based on metal oxides

K Vasić, G Hojnik Podrepšek, Ž Knez, M Leitgeb - Catalysts, 2020 - mdpi.com
The development of solid acid catalysts, especially based on metal oxides and different
magnetic nanoparticles, gained much awareness recently as a result of the development of …