Towards a sustainable approach for development of biodiesel from plant and microalgae

B Singh, A Guldhe, I Rawat, F Bux - Renewable and sustainable Energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
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 …

Non-isothermal kinetic analysis of the devolatilization of corn cobs and sugar cane bagasse in an inert atmosphere

AO Aboyade, TJ Hugo, M Carrier, EL Meyer, R Stahl… - Thermochimica …, 2011 - Elsevier
Corn cobs and sugar cane bagasse are two of the most important agricultural residues in
South Africa in terms of availability and potential for use as a bioenergy resource. The …

[HTML][HTML] Thermogravimetric study of the pyrolysis characteristics and kinetics of coal blends with corn and sugarcane residues

AO Aboyade, JF Görgens, M Carrier, EL Meyer… - Fuel Processing …, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the non-isothermal thermokinetics of the co-pyrolysis of sugarcane
bagasse and corn residue blended with coal. The individual devolatilization behaviour of …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental investigation of influence of methyl, ethyl and methyl-ethyl ester blends of used cooking oil on engine performances and emissions

AS Yusuff, T Dada, II Olateju, TM Azeez… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The twin crises of fossil fuel reserves depletion and environmental degradation have
motivated industrial and research community to seek alternative and renewable energy …

Methanolysis of fresh and used soybean oil to biodiesel under mild conditions: process optimization, fuel quality characterization and thermal stability studies

AS Yusuff, NL Tanko, TM Azeez, BA Obende - Chemical Engineering and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Methanol is a basic monohydric alcohol often used in excess for the biodiesel synthesis via
catalyzed transesterification process because it is relatively cheap, readily available and …

[HTML][HTML] Performance and safety of transport vehicles fueled with alternative fuels in plateau environment: A review

W Guo, H Wang, H Chen, B Yu, Y Wang… - Journal of traffic and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Alternative fuels including natural gas, alcohols and biodiesel for transport vehicles have
been applied worldwidely. However, the performance and safety of alternative fuel vehicles …

Comprehensive investigation of the thermal degradation characteristics of biodiesel and its feedstock oil through TGA–FTIR

H Li, S Niu, C Lu, Y Wang - Energy & Fuels, 2015 - ACS Publications
With the rapid growth of biodiesel production in recent years, it is essential to evaluate the
thermal degradation characteristics of biodiesel and its feedstock oil, for they are concerned …

Comparative evaluation of thermal degradation for biodiesels derived from various feedstocks through transesterification

H Li, S Niu, C Lu, S Cheng - Energy Conversion and Management, 2015 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is commonly derived from various feedstocks through transesterification. Since
thermal degradation is concerned with a lot of scientific applications, it is essential to …

Mo influence on the kinetics of jatropha oil cracking over Mo/HZSM-5 catalysts

CM Teixeira, R Fréty, CBM Barbosa, MR Santos… - Catalysis Today, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of this work is to study the influence of Mo on the kinetics of jatropha oil cracking on
HZSM-5 catalysts, in order to select catalytic materials for the production of renewable fuels …

Chromatography, spectroscopy and thermal analysis of oil and biodiesel of sesame (Sesamum indicum)− An alternative for the Brazilian Northeast

TBMG Arruda, FEA Rodrigues, DTD Arruda… - Industrial Crops and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The brute oil obtained by sesame seed mechanical extraction and biodiesel obtained
through transesterification with methyl and ethyl alcohol was analyzed by the use of the …