Widely used catalysts in biodiesel production: a review

B Changmai, C Vanlalveni, AP Ingle, R Bhagat… - RSC …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
An ever-increasing energy demand and environmental problems associated with
exhaustible fossil fuels have led to the search for an alternative renewable source of energy …

SO3H-Containing Functional Carbon Materials: Synthesis, Structure, and Acid Catalysis

LJ Konwar, P Mäki-Arvela, JP Mikkola - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
The “sulfonated carbons” are a new class of metal-free solid protonic acids characterized by
their unique carbon structure and Brønsted acidity (− H 0= 8–11) on par to concentrated …

Supported MoOx and WOx Solid Acids for Biomass Valorization: Interplay of Coordination Chemistry, Acidity, and Catalysis

P Sudarsanam, NK Gupta, B Mallesham, N Singh… - Acs …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Supported molybdenum oxide (MoO x) and tungsten oxide (WO x) materials are a vital class
of solid acid catalysts for the chemical industry because of their nontoxic nature, strong …

Glycerol ether synthesis: A bench test for green chemistry concepts and technologies

M Sutter, ED Silva, N Duguet, Y Raoul, E Métay… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Naturally occurring, glycerol ethers are generally pure enantiomers, and batylic, chimylic,
and selachylic alcohols (Scheme 1) are the major ones which can be found in lipid …

Critical review of the various reaction mechanisms for glycerol etherification

P Palanychamy, S Lim, YH Yap, LK Leong - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review provides in-depth coverage of numerous mechanisms available for the
etherification process of glycerol, including alcohol solvent, olefin solvent and solvent-free …

Sustainable conversion of mixed plastics into porous carbon nanosheets with high performances in uptake of carbon dioxide and storage of hydrogen

J Gong, B Michalkiewicz, X Chen… - ACS Sustainable …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Conversion of waste plastics into high value-added carbon nanomaterials has gained wide
research interest due to the requirement of sustainable development and the ever …

Highly selective acetalization of glycerol with acetone to solketal over acidic carbon-based catalysts from biodiesel waste

M Gonçalves, R Rodrigues, TS Galhardo, WA Carvalho - Fuel, 2016 - Elsevier
The glycerol acetalization reaction in the presence of acetone was evaluated using acidic
carbon-based catalysts from biodiesel waste as catalysts. Acidic carbon-based catalysts …

Agricultural waste valorization towards (nano) catalysts for the production of chemicals and materials

J Lou, MR Babadi, M Otadi, M Tarahomi, Q Van Le… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Numerous nations around the world have made agriculture their primary industrial sector as
it provides employment to millions of people and contributes a significant portion to their …

Pyrene-based porous organic polymers as efficient catalytic support for the synthesis of biodiesels at room temperature

SK Kundu, A Bhaumik - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
New pyrene-based microporous organic polymers PPOP-1, PPOP-2, and PPOP-3 have
been synthesized via Friedel–Crafts alkylation reaction between pyrene and bis (1, 4 …

The role of surface chemistry of carbons in the catalytic production of fuel additives by glycerol etherification

A Malaika, K Ptaszyńska, M Kapska, M Kozłowski - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbon materials of various types were prepared and functionalized with acidic sites to be
further used as catalysts in glycerol etherification. Two modification approaches were …