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 …

Review on transesterification of non-edible sources for biodiesel production with a focus on economic aspects, fuel properties and by-product applications

S Rezania, B Oryani, J Park, B Hashemi… - Energy Conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biodiesel has privileges than conventional diesel fuel because of its low toxicity,
renewability, and eco-friendly properties. Biodiesel is produced from various edible and non …

Orienting biodiesel production towards sustainability and circularity by tailoring the feedstock and processes

RV Sreeharsha, N Dubey, SV Mohan - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of biodiesel blended with petro-diesel reduces emissions of carbon monoxide,
unburned hydrocarbons, and particulate matter significantly. It also promotes sustainability …

An intensified approach for transesterification of biodiesel from Annona squamosa seed oil using ultrasound-assisted homogeneous catalysis reaction and its process …

MA Sundaramahalingam, S Karthikumar, RS Kumar… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, Annona squamosa seed oil (ASSO) was extracted using ultrasound-assisted
extraction (UAE) and converted into fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) by ultrasound-assisted …

A comparative study of diesel engine fueled by Jatropha and Castor biodiesel: Performance, emissions, and sustainability assessment

M Khalaf, T Xuan, WA Abdel-Fadeel… - Process Safety and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The increasing scarcity of fossil fuels and environmental concerns have driven the search for
sustainable alternatives, such as biodiesel. This study aims to evaluate the performance …

A review of thermal and thermocatalytic valorization of food waste

EO Ebikade, S Sadula, Y Gupta, DG Vlachos - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Food waste (FW) remains a global challenge due to the increasing demand for food
production to support a growing global population and the lack of effective waste …

Microwave mediated production of FAME from waste cooking oil: modelling and optimization of process parameters by RSM and ANN approach

R Selvaraj, IG Moorthy, RV Kumar, V Sivasubramanian - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) were synthesized from the waste cooking oil (WCO) by
direct transesterification with methanol. The WCO was pretreated to increase the efficiency …

Biodiesel production from waste oils: a South African outlook

EC Linganiso, B Tlhaole, LP Magagula, S Dziike… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The viability of large-scale biodiesel production ultimately boils down to its cost of
commercialisation despite other very important factors such as the negative environmental …

Recent advances in sulfonated resin catalysts for efficient biodiesel and bio-derived additives production

V Trombettoni, D Lanari, P Prinsen, R Luque… - Progress in Energy and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The drive toward greener process chemistry has stimulated the development of strong solid
acids to replace traditional catalysts for efficient biodiesel production from free fatty acid …

Insights about sustainable biodiesel production from microalgae biomass: a review

M Rahul S, S MA, S CS, VP, GM I - International Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Production of biodiesel from microalgae can be categorized as a symbiotic engineering
solution focusing on energy and environmental problems. This review presents a collection …