Biofuel production, hydrogen production and water remediation by photocatalysis, biocatalysis and electrocatalysis

AI Osman, AM Elgarahy, AS Eltaweil… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
The energy crisis and environmental pollution have recently fostered research on efficient
methods such as environmental catalysis to produce biofuel and to clean water …

Widely used catalysts in biodiesel production: a review

B Changmai, C Vanlalveni, AP Ingle, R Bhagat… - RSC …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
An ever-increasing energy demand and environmental problems associated with
exhaustible fossil fuels have led to the search for an alternative renewable source of energy …

A review on biodiesel production using various heterogeneous nanocatalysts: Operation mechanisms and performances

Y Zhang, L Duan, H Esmaeili - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to food shortages and increasing fuel prices, scientists are trying to find suitable
feedstocks for biodiesel production that do not divert food products to bioenergy. Although …

A critical review on the economic aspects and life cycle assessment of biodiesel production using heterogeneous nanocatalysts

H Esmaeili - Fuel Processing Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Rising global prices, increasing energy demand, and increasing greenhouse gas have led
to the use of biodiesel fuel. Biodiesel fuel is a suitable alternative to diesel in diesel engines …

Improved biodiesel production from waste cooking oil with mixed methanol–ethanol using enhanced eggshell-derived CaO nano-catalyst

YS Erchamo, TT Mamo, GA Workneh… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
In this report, the utilization of mixed methanol–ethanol system for the production of
biodiesel from waste cooking oil (WCO) using enhanced eggshell-derived calcium oxide …

Biodiesel production from Argemone mexicana oil using chicken eggshell derived CaO catalyst

F Ashine, Z Kiflie, SV Prabhu, BZ Tizazu… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study aimed to optimize the process on the yield percentage of biodiesel from
Argemone mexicana oil using calcium oxide as catalyst derived from chicken eggshells. The …

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 …

Green synthesis of CaO nanocatalyst using watermelon peels for biodiesel production

S Sahu, K Saikia, B Gurunathan… - Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is becoming an alternative renewable energy source as it is safe, biodegradable,
and eco-friendly. Biomass-based, heterogeneous CaO nanocatalyst, prepared using …

Modification and characterization of chicken eggshell for possible catalytic applications

O Awogbemi, F Inambao, EI Onuh - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Researchers have shown considerable interest in finding a sustainable, low cost, and
readily available substitute for the commercial calcium oxide (CaO) catalyst. In this work, raw …

Biodiesel production via waste eggshell as a low-cost heterogeneous catalyst: Its effects on some critical fuel properties and comparison with CaO

F Yaşar - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
Most of the world's energy needs are met by oil, and many countries import a large portion of
their oil demand. This causes a very critical problem, such as energy dependence. On the …