Recent advances in biodiesel production: Challenges and solutions

GM Mathew, D Raina, V Narisetty, V Kumar… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mono alkyl fatty acid ester or methyl ethyl esters (biodiesel) are the promising alternative for
fossil fuel or petroleum derived diesel with similar properties and could reduce the carbon …

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 …

Reactor technologies for biodiesel production and processing: A review

M Tabatabaei, M Aghbashlo, M Dehhaghi… - Progress in Energy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Diesel engines are preferred over spark ignition counterparts for heavy-duty applications
and power generation plants because of their higher efficiency, durability, and productivity …

Trends in catalytic production of biodiesel from various feedstocks

G Baskar, R Aiswarya - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Biodiesel offers to be one of the renewable fuel that is in great demand due to hike in price
and exploitation of various conventional resources. Biodiesel has gained wide attention as it …

A review of current technology for biodiesel production: State of the art

EF Aransiola, TV Ojumu, OO Oyekola… - Biomass and …, 2014 - Elsevier
This article reviews various technologies that have been used for biodiesel production till
date, with a view to comparing commercial suitability of these methods on the basis of …

Overview of the production of biodiesel from waste cooking oil

Z Yaakob, M Mohammad, M Alherbawi, Z Alam… - … and sustainable energy …, 2013 - Elsevier
In recent years, biodiesel has attracted significant attention from researchers, governments,
and industries as a renewable, biodegradable, and non-toxic fuel. However, several …

Potential and challenges for large-scale application of biodiesel in automotive sector

AK Agarwal, JG Gupta, A Dhar - Progress in Energy and Combustion …, 2017 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is receiving serious attention globally as a potential alternative fuel for replacing
mineral diesel, partially or fully. In this review paper, most prominent methods of biodiesel …

Latest developments on application of heterogenous basic catalysts for an efficient and eco friendly synthesis of biodiesel: A review

YC Sharma, B Singh, J Korstad - Fuel, 2011 - Elsevier
Heterogeneous catalysts are now being tried extensively for biodiesel synthesis. These
catalysts are poised to play an important role and are perspective catalysts in future for …

Intensification approaches for biodiesel synthesis from waste cooking oil: a review

GL Maddikeri, AB Pandit… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The use of biodiesel as an alternative fuel has become more attractive recently because of
its environmental benefits such as nontoxicity and biodegradability. However, due to the …

Optimization of biodiesel synthesis from Jojoba oil via supercritical methanol: A response surface methodology approach coupled with genetic algorithm

NK Singh, Y Singh, A Sharma - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2022 - Elsevier
The most powerful approach to processing biodiesel is supercritical methanol
transesterification. This process has several benefits over catalytic transesterification in that …