For commercial application, the ester product of alkali-catalyzed transesterification of
vegetable oil or animal fats should be refined after glycerol separation by settling to fulfill the …

Biodiesel is a remarkable alternative to the decreasing resources for fossil fuels. One of the
critical steps in producing biodiesel is its purification from the byproduct glycerol. The …

In recent decades, fossil fuel consumption has increased exponentially despite limited
resources, high cost, excessive air pollution and environmental degradation. This has …

Biodiesel is an environmental-friendly fuel that can replace petroleum diesel. However, after
transesterification reaction of vegetable oils, the obtained crude biodiesel must be purified …

In this research have been achieved the optimized experimental conditions to obtain the
partial transesterification of sunflower oil with methanol, using CaO as an alkaline …

Biodiesel is an important renewable fuel that can be used as a substitute of petro diesel.
Downstream processes represent a major concern in biodiesel production due to cost and …

Lipase from Serratia marcescens VT 1 with a molecular weight of 62 kDa was purified by
9.42 fold with 16.89% recovery by DEAE Cellulose and Sephadex G-75 columns. The …

It has been recognized that oils derived from microorganism and wastewater sludge are
comparable replacements of traditional biodiesel production feedstock, which is energy …

This study has identified a new feedstock Chukrasia tabularis L.(C. tabularis) seed for the
production of biodiesel. Oil was extracted from the seeds with and without autoclave …

A deep eutectic solvent (DES) consisting of choline chloride and glycerol (1: 2 molar ratio)
was prepared and used as the solvent in CaO-catalyzed transesterification of rapeseed oil to …