Biodiesel is one of the most widely used alternative fuels to reduce exhaust emissions and
the use of conventional fossil fuels. It can be synthesized from a transesterification reaction …

In recent years, a new class of superior heterogeneous acid catalyst for biodiesel production
has emerged. These catalysts offer advantages over their predecessors such as high …

A study to produce an efficient catalyst to be used for biodiesel production was carried out
introducing sulfonic groups in biochar using a microwave reactor. The transesterification …

This study reports the first investigation of the systematic introduction of defects in
functionalized UiO-66 structures and its effect on their catalytic activities. Indeed, fifteen UiO …

In this study, biorefinery residues and biomass ash were used to develop sulfonated carbon-
based solid-acid catalysts to enhance xylan hydrolysis. Metals extracted from the biomass …

Three isostructural zirconium-based metal organic frameworks (MOFs), UiO-66, UiO-66
(COOH) 2 and UiO-66 (NH 2) were synthesized, fully characterized and efficiently used as …

Butyl butyrate is widely used as a fragrance additive for foods and beverages. The first step
in the currently used process is the production of precursors, including butanol and butyrate …

In this study, highly defected and functionalized metal-organic framework (MOF) structures
are developed and exploited as catalysts for an esterification reaction for biofuel production …

A process for the one-step transformation of butanol into butyl butyrate has been set up by
using a copper/zirconia catalyst. Yields of up to 98% can be obtained at 250° C by …

Abundant natural renewable resource, α-pinene, has been transformed into a reaction
mixture containing about 60% its dimers and 40% its isomers via dimerization/isomerization …