Recent advances in biodiesel production from agricultural products and microalgae using ionic liquids: Opportunities and challenges

HC Ong, YW Tiong, BHH Goh, YY Gan… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is considered as a potential substitute for petroleum-based diesel fuel owing to its
comparable properties to diesel. Biodiesel is generally produced from renewable sources …

Factors affecting the potential of Jatropha curcas for sustainable biodiesel production: A critical review

GA Ewunie, J Morken, OI Lekang, ZD Yigezu - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
Scarcity, insecurity, and severe environmental impact of fossil fuel-based energy
consumption have enthused the production and utilization of alternative energy resources …

Cavitation-based technologies for pretreatment and processing of food wastes: Major applications and mechanisms–A review

Z Askarniya, X Sun, Z Wang, G Boczkaj - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Conversion of food wastes to valuable products is an important topic for sustainable
development. Feedstock hydrolysis is a stage strongly affecting the anaerobic digestion …

Sustainable biodiesel production from waste cooking oil using banana peel biochar-Fe2O3/Fe2K6O5 magnetic catalyst

Z Mansoorsamaei, D Mowla, F Esmaeilzadeh… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Addressing environmental challenges and energy resource scarcity, this study focuses on
biodiesel production through the transesterification of waste cooking oil with methanol. To …

Synergies between the microwave reactor and CaO/zeolite catalyst in waste lard biodiesel production

I Lawan, ZN Garba, W Zhou, M Zhang, Z Yuan - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The quest for efficient and sustainable route for biodiesel production motivates the
investigation of synergies between microwave reactor and calcium oxide (CaO) loaded on …

Investigation of CaO nanocatalyst synthesized from Acalypha indica leaves and its application in biodiesel production using waste cooking oil

K Cholapandian, B Gurunathan, N Rajendran - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is a non-toxic, decomposable and eco-friendly alternative fuel for petroleum-based
fuels. In recent times, biodiesel production attracted industries, governments and …

[HTML][HTML] Acai seed ash as a novel basic heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel synthesis: Optimization of the biodiesel production process

EKL Mares, MA Gonçalves, PTS da Luz… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present study, the catalytic activity of acai seed ash (ASA) was investigated for the
synthesis of biodiesel from the methyl transesterification of soybean oil. Acai seeds were …

Production of fuel additive solketal via catalytic conversion of biodiesel-derived glycerol

I Zahid, M Ayoub, BB Abdullah, MH Nazir… - Industrial & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The increase in the synthesis of biodiesel has also contributed to a surplus of crude glycerol,
which is a significant bottleneck throughout the supply chain of biodiesel and has produced …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review of the properties, performance, combustion, and emissions of the diesel engine fueled with different generations of biodiesel

Y Zhang, Y Zhong, S Lu, Z Zhang, D Tan - Processes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to the increasing air pollution from diesel engines and the shortage of conventional
fossil fuels, many experimental and numerical types of research have been carried out and …

[HTML][HTML] Economic considerations on nutrient utilization in wastewater management

J Maroušek, A Maroušková - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
There is wide consensus that Spirulina can serve as a tool for wastewater management and
simultaneously provide feedstock for biorefining. However, the economic aspects associated …