Waste animal fats as feedstocks for biodiesel production

IB Banković-Ilić, IJ Stojković, OS Stamenković… - … and sustainable energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
Biodiesel, an alternate and ecologically acceptable substitute for the conventional fuel, is
usually produced from a wide range of edible vegetable oils, which are normally used for …

Microwave-assisted conversion of biomass and waste materials to biofuels

ZMA Bundhoo - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic and waste materials represent a considerable potential for biofuel
production. Currently, they are not fully utilised due to low biofuel yields from biological …

Recent trends of biodiesel production from animal fat wastes and associated production techniques

P Adewale, MJ Dumont, M Ngadi - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
Non-edible feedstocks such as animal fat wastes (AFWs) have recently increased in
popularity as alternatives to vegetable oils in the production of biodiesel. They are low cost …

Use of activated carbons as catalyst supports for biodiesel production

B Narowska, M Kułażyński, M Łukaszewicz… - Renewable energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The traditional method of biodiesel production is based on the transesterification of
triglycerides using an alkaline catalyst dissolved in methanol. The aim of this study was to …

A review on microwave-assisted transesterification processes using various catalytic and non-catalytic systems

SN Nayak, CP Bhasin, MG Nayak - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Biodiesel refers to be the future of fuel due to its distinctive properties, such as
biodegradability, renewability, non-toxicity, and the net reduction in sulfur and carbon …

Towards rapid and sustainable synthesis of biodiesel: A review of effective parameters and scale-up potential of intensification technologies for enzymatic biodiesel …

MY Liow, W Gourich, MY Chang, JM Loh… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of enzymes in biodiesel production has recently garnered attention owing to
increasing awareness towards environmental sustainability. However, producing biodiesel …

Biotechnological preparation of biodiesel and its high-valued derivatives: A review

Y Yan, X Li, G Wang, X Gui, G Li, F Su, X Wang, T Liu - Applied Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Biodiesel, an ideal alternative to fossil fuels, is very imperative for the sustainable
development of mankind. Among its preparation technologies, biotechnological preparation …

Experimental design methods for bioengineering applications

T Keskin Gündoğdu, I Deniz, G Çalışkan… - Critical reviews in …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Experimental design is a form of process analysis in which certain factors are selected to
obtain the desired responses of interest. It may also be used for the determination of the …

Bovine and ovine meat co-products valorisation opportunities: A systematic literature review

AP Shirsath, MM Henchion - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Everyday operations in the red meat industry generate large quantities of offal
and meat co-products. These traditionally are not valued as highly as prime cuts of meat …

Glycerol and microwave-assisted catalysis: recent progress in batch and flow devices

AAF da Costa, AN de Oliveira, R Esposito… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Glycerol is a platform molecule allowing the production of high value-added molecules with
numerous industrial applications in many different fields. Among the several studies found in …