Recent advances in heterogeneous catalysis for green biodiesel production by transesterification

JI Orege, O Oderinde, GA Kifle, AA Ibikunle… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heterogeneous catalysis has provided a viable alternative to homogeneous catalysis for the
production of low-cost biodiesel fuel, overcoming the constraints of homogeneous catalysis …

Production of renewable biodiesel using metal organic frameworks based materials as efficient heterogeneous catalysts

SF Basumatary, K Patir, B Das, P Saikia… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biodiesel has emerged as a versatile alternative to fossil-derived fuels which is a renewable
and eco-friendly. The reactions via which biodiesel is synthesized from oil feedstocks are …

Graphene-based catalysts for biodiesel production: Characteristics and performance

EK Nazloo, NR Moheimani, H Ennaceri - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is a promising alternative to reduce the dependency on fossil fuels. However,
biodiesel's cost is still higher than its petroleum counterpart, hence its production process …

Valorization of biomass to hydroxymethylfurfural, levulinic acid, and fatty acid methyl ester by heterogeneous catalysts

SS Chen, T Maneerung, DCW Tsang, YS Ok… - Chemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
Biomass conversion to value-added chemicals and fuels over heterogeneous catalysts is
one of the top issues in green chemistry. This review focuses on recent advances in the …

Heterogeneous basic catalysts for biodiesel production

AL de Lima, CM Ronconi, CJA Mota - Catalysis Science & Technology, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Biodiesel is one the main biofuels used as an alternative to fossil sources. It is mainly
produced through the transesterification of oils and fats with methanol, under acid, basic or …

Design of highly efficient Mo and W-promoted SnO 2 solid acids for heterogeneous catalysis: acetalization of bio-glycerol

B Mallesham, P Sudarsanam, G Raju, BM Reddy - Green Chemistry, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Development of highly promising solid acids is one of the key technologies to meet the
essential challenges of economical and environmental concerns. Thus, novel molybdenum …

Efficient hydrogenation of biomass-derived furfural and levulinic acid on the facilely synthesized noble-metal-free Cu–Cr catalyst

K Yan, A Chen - Energy, 2013 - Elsevier
Biomass-derived platform intermediate furfural and levulinic acid were efficiently
hydrogenated to the value-added furfuryl alcohol and promising biofuel γ-valerolactone …

Experimental investigation of performance and regulated emissions of a diesel engine with Calophyllum inophyllum biodiesel blends accompanied by oxidation …

IMR Fattah, HH Masjuki, MA Kalam, MA Wakil… - Energy conversion and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Biodiesel having higher unsaturation possesses lower oxidation stability, which needs
treatment of oxidation inhibitors or antioxidants. It is expected that antioxidants may affect the …

A short review on catalyst, feedstock, modernised process, current state and challenges on biodiesel production

AG Alsultan, N Asikin-Mijan, Z Ibrahim, R Yunus… - Catalysts, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biodiesel, comprising mono alkyl fatty acid esters or methyl ethyl esters, is an encouraging
option to fossil fuels or diesel produced from petroleum; it has comparable characteristics …

Combustion and performance characteristics of CI (compression ignition) engine running with biodiesel

B Tesfa, R Mishra, C Zhang, F Gu, AD Ball - Energy, 2013 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is one of the alternative fuels which is renewable and environmentally friendly and
can be used in diesel engines with little or no modifications. In the present study …