Biodiesel is one of the prospective alternatives to petroleum fuel resources because of its
renewable and environment friendly nature. Transesterficiation process is used for biodiesel …

Biodiesel fuel has shown great promise as an alternative to petro-diesel fuel. Biodiesel
production is widely conducted through transesterification reaction, catalyzed by …

In the last few years, there has been an intense interest in using microalgal lipids in food,
chemical and pharmaceutical industries and cosmetology, while a noteworthy research has …

Steep hikes of petroleum prices and rising demand of petroleum products compels the
scientific society to think for the renewable alternative fuels like biodiesel. Biodiesel …

The finite nature of fossil fuels necessitates consideration of alternative fuels from renewable
sources. The term biofuel refers to liquid, gas and solid fuels predominantly produced from …

Two important challenges need to be addressed to realize a practical biorefinery for the
conversion of biomass to fuels and chemicals:(i) effective methods for the degradation and …

The production and use of biodiesel has seen a quantum jump in the recent past due to
benefits associated with its ability to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG). There are large …

Heterogeneous catalysts are promising for the transesterification reaction of vegetable oils
to produce biodiesel. Unlike homogeneous, heterogeneous catalysts are environmentally …

The production of biodiesel can be accomplished using a variety of feedstock sources. Plant
and microalgae based feedstocks are prominent and are studied extensively. Plant based …

Metal oxide nanoparticles display unique properties such large bandgap, low electric
constant, low refractive index, high chemical stability, and vacant oxygen presence …