This work proposes the optimization of biodiesel synthesis utilizing in situ transesterification,
through experimental design by the Taguchi method. In this process, nine experiments were …

In the search of new bioproducts, which could substitute petroleum derivatives and with
capability to attend industrial demand, the present research reports the synthesis of babassu …

The use of mineral lubricants and petroleum derivatives has become, along the years,
harmful to the environment, so renewable raw materials have gained expressive notoriety …

About 80% of the energy consumed in the world comes from the use of oil and its
derivatives, while biofuels represent less than 1% in the global scenario. Biodiesel …

Palms and palm trees form the family Arecaceae. It has 181 genera with around 2600
species. They are known to be geographically restricted to tropical and subtropical climates …