A review of the feedstocks, catalysts, and intensification techniques for sustainable biodiesel production

M Athar, S Zaidi - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to the dwindling crude oil resources and the detrimental environmental effects of toxic
emissions from conventional diesel, biodiesel has gained importance over the last few years …

Current application of MOFs based heterogeneous catalysts in catalyzing transesterification/esterification for biodiesel production: A review

X Ma, F Liu, Y Helian, C Li, Z Wu, H Li, H Chu… - Energy conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is a green and renewable energy, which is supposed to be a promising substitute
to fossil diesel. Normally, biodiesel is produced via transesterification/esterification with …

Conversion of waste cooking oil into biodiesel using heterogenous catalyst derived from cork biochar

SK Bhatia, R Gurav, TR Choi, HJ Kim, SY Yang… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, a heterogeneous catalyst prepared by pyrolysis of waste cork (Quercus suber)
was used for the transesterification of waste cooking oil (WCO). Physicochemical properties …

A novel biomass derived activated carbon mediated AC@ ZnO/NiO bifunctional nanocatalyst to produce high-quality biodiesel from dairy industry waste oil: CI engine …

B Maleki, YK Venkatesh, SSA Talesh… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the current study, biomass-derived activated carbon (AC) with zinc oxide/nickel oxide
(AC@ ZnO/NiO) bifunctional nanocatalyst with enhanced surface area is utilized for the …

Environmentally benign solid catalysts for sustainable biodiesel production: A critical review

A Alagumalai, O Mahian, F Hollmann… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Versatile bio-derived catalysts have been under dynamic investigation as potential
substitutes to conventional chemical catalysts for sustainable biodiesel production. This is …

Biodiesel production from waste cotton-seed cooking oil using microwave-assisted transesterification: Optimization and kinetic modeling

A Sharma, P Kodgire, SS Kachhwaha - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2019 - Elsevier
The current research focuses on process optimization and kinetic study of microwave-
assisted transesterification process using KOH and CaO catalyst from waste cotton-seed …

Challenges and opportunities for the application of biofuel

G Joshi, JK Pandey, S Rana, DS Rawat - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2017 - Elsevier
Global social and economic developments are mainly driven by energy. Growing energy
demand and environmental consequences have led towards alternative renewable and …

Investigation of ultrasound-assisted KOH and CaO catalyzed transesterification for biodiesel production from waste cotton-seed cooking oil: Process optimization and …

A Sharma, P Kodgire, SS Kachhwaha - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of Ultrasound (US)-assisted biodiesel production from Waste Cotton-
seed Cooking Oil (WCCO) is gaining importance due to significantly lower reaction time and …

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 …

In-situ transesterification of Jatropha curcas L. seeds using homogeneous and heterogeneous basic catalysts

A Martínez, GE Mijangos, IC Romero-Ibarra… - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
The in-situ or direct transesterification from non-edible Jatropha curcas L.(Jatropha) seeds is
a suitable alternative to produce fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) in one-step. The FAME …