[HTML][HTML] Optimizing biodiesel production from waste with computational chemistry, machine learning and policy insights: a review

AI Osman, M Nasr, M Farghali, AK Rashwan… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
The excessive reliance on fossil fuels has resulted in an energy crisis, environmental
pollution, and health problems, calling for alternative fuels such as biodiesel. Here, we …

Food waste-derived black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larval resource recovery: A circular bioeconomy approach

AR Ganesan, K Mohan, S Kandasamy… - Process Safety and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens [L.], Diptera: Stratiomyidae) larvae (BSFL)
production from food waste is gaining interest. Food waste, a heterogeneous mix of agro …

Black soldier fly larvae recruit functional microbiota into the intestines and residues to promote lignocellulosic degradation in domestic biodegradable waste

FM Xiang, Q Zhang, XH Xu, ZJ Zhang - Environmental Pollution, 2024 - Elsevier
Lignocellulose is an important component of domestic biodegradable waste (DBW), and its
complex structure makes it an obstacle in the biological treatment of DBW. Here, we identify …

Two-dimensional Mo catalysts supported on the external surface of planar Silicalite-1 zeolite for biodiesel production from waste cooking soybean oil …

P He, W Zhang, G Fu, E Xie, W Wang, Z Zhang… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Customized and two-dimensional Mo catalyst supported on external surface of planar
Silicalite-1 (Mo/S-1-p) zeolite was prepared for efficient transesterification of waste cooking …

Integrating insects into the agri-food system of northern Italy as a circular economy strategy

E Frasnetti, H Sadeqi, L Lamastra - Sustainable Production and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In response to the challenges posed by linear production processes and increasing waste
generation, adopting sustainable circular economy strategies is paramount to mitigate …

Biotransformation of Pb and As from sewage sludge and food waste by black soldier fly larvae: Migration mechanism of bacterial community and metalloregulatory …

B Deng, J Luo, C Xu, X Zhang, J Li, Q Yuan, H Cao - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The accumulation and transformation of lead (Pb) and arsenic (As) during the digestion of
sewage sludge (SS) by black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) remain unclear. In this study, we used …

Abreast insights of harnessing microalgal lipids for producing biodiesel: A review of improving and advancing the technical aspects of cultivation

MZA Sobri, KS Khoo, CS Liew, JW Lim… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the pursuit of alternatives for conventional diesel, sourced from non-renewable fossil fuel,
biodiesel has gained attentions for its intrinsic benefits. However, the commercial production …

[HTML][HTML] Developing an environmental assessment framework for an insect farm operating in circular economy: The case study of a Montréal (Canada) mealworm farm

N Paris, A Fortin, N Hotte, AR Zadeh, S Jain… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
The concept of a circular food economy, particularly through insect farming using food
waste, has gained increasing attention in recent years. This approach holds the potential to …

Bio-refinery of palm kernel expeller waste into attached microalgal biodiesel, the life cycle analysis of waste biomass-to-energy

H Rawindran, KS Khoo, R Raksasat, CS Liew… - Process Safety and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The exploitation of solid carbon waste in the form of palm kernel expeller served two
purposes:(i) providing nutrients for microalgal growth and (ii) serving as a medium for the …

Advancing biorefinery technologies through transesterification and hydrothermal liquefaction for biodiesel and bioproducts production

F Musharavati, A Ahmad, MH Javed, K Sajid… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The multicriteria assessment of advancing biorefinery to produce biodiesel
(fatty acid methyl ester), glycerol, and torrefied pellets is a strategic approach towards …