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 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 …

State of the art and prospective of lipase-catalyzed transesterification reaction for biodiesel production

Z Amini, Z Ilham, HC Ong, H Mazaheri… - Energy Conversion and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The world demand for fuel as energy sources have arisen the need for generating
alternatives such as biofuel. Biodiesel is a renewable fuel used particularly in diesel …

Progress in biodiesel processing

M Balat, H Balat - Applied energy, 2010 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is a notable alternative to the widely used petroleum-derived diesel fuel since it
can be generated by domestic natural sources such as soybeans, rapeseeds, coconuts, and …

Potential alternatives to edible oils for biodiesel production–A review of current work

M Balat - Energy conversion and management, 2011 - Elsevier
Biodiesel production is a very modern and technological area for researchers due to the
relevance that it is winning everyday because of the increase in the petroleum price and the …

Production of biodiesel: a technical review

EM Shahid, Y Jamal - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
The energy crises, particularly the fear of depletion of mineral oils are becoming a very
serious issue. Non-oil producing countries are becoming the victim of the scenario. On the …

Biodiesel production from renewable feedstocks: Status and opportunities

VB Borugadda, VV Goud - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
The increased demand for energy, climate change, and energy security concerns has driven
the research interest for the development of alternative fuel from plant origin. Biodiesel …

Synthesis of biodiesel from palm fatty acid distillate using sulfonated palm seed cake catalyst

SI Akinfalabi, U Rashid, R Yunus, YH Taufiq-Yap - Renewable Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
The use of a sulfonated soaked palm seed cake (SPSC-SO 3 H) derived catalyst for the
production of biodiesel from palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD)(the byproduct obtained during …

Biodiesel production using chemical and biological methods–A review of process, catalyst, acyl acceptor, source and process variables

B Bharathiraja, M Chakravarthy, RR Kumar… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
The indiscriminate extraction and consumption of fossil fuels have left the world with a
corner kick into the area of exponential fuel demand and now the race is on for alternate …

Methyl ester production from palm fatty acid distillate using sulfonated glucose-derived acid catalyst

IM Lokman, U Rashid, YH Taufiq-Yap, R Yunus - Renewable Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
A highly potential heterogeneous solid acid catalyst derived from a carbohydrate precursor
was successfully developed and applied for biodiesel production from palm fatty acid …