Environmental sustainability of biofuels: a review

HK Jeswani, A Chilvers… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Biofuels are being promoted as a low-carbon alternative to fossil fuels as they could help to
reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the related climate change impact from …

Potential and challenges for large-scale application of biodiesel in automotive sector

AK Agarwal, JG Gupta, A Dhar - Progress in Energy and Combustion …, 2017 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is receiving serious attention globally as a potential alternative fuel for replacing
mineral diesel, partially or fully. In this review paper, most prominent methods of biodiesel …

Catalytic performance of MgO/Fe2O3-SiO2 core-shell magnetic nanocatalyst for biodiesel production of Camelina sativa seed oil: Optimization by RSM-CCD method

T Rahimi, D Kahrizi, M Feyzi, HR Ahmadvandi… - Industrial Crops and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Many investigations have introduced MgO as a favorable solid base catalyst. Although
magnesium oxide catalyst does not have as strong of basic sites as calcium oxide catalyst, it …

Energy and cost analyses of biodiesel production from waste cooking oil

A Mohammadshirazi, A Akram, S Rafiee… - … and sustainable energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
Waste cooking oil is one of the energy sources for its unique composition which contains
glycerol, It can be a good base for producing biodiesel. The objective of this study is to …

Realizing the Potential of Camelina sativa as a Bioenergy Crop for a Changing Global Climate

D Neupane, RH Lohaus, JKQ Solomon, JC Cushman - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz. is an annual oilseed crop within the Brassicaceae family. C.
sativa has been grown since as early as 4000 BCE. In recent years, C. sativa received …

Using pennycress, camelina, and canola cash cover crops to provision pollinators

CA Eberle, MD Thom, KT Nemec, F Forcella… - Industrial Crops and …, 2015 - Elsevier
As pollinator decline continues, the need to provide high value forage for insects increases.
Finding agricultural crops to diversify the landscape and provide forage is one way to …

Valorization of camelina oil to biobased materials and biofuels for new industrial uses: A review

M Arshad, AK Mohanty, R Van Acker, R Riddle… - RSC …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Global environmental pollution is a growing concern, especially the release of carbon
dioxide from the use of petroleum derived materials which negatively impacts our …

Life cycle assessment of camelina oil derived biodiesel and jet fuel in the Canadian Prairies

X Li, E Mupondwa - Science of the Total Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the environmental impact of biodiesel and hydroprocessed renewable
jet fuel derived from camelina oil in terms of global warming potential, human health …

Camelina sativa: An ideal platform for the metabolic engineering and field production of industrial lipids

S Bansal, TP Durrett - Biochimie, 2016 - Elsevier
Triacylglycerols (TAG) containing modified fatty acids with functionality beyond those found
in commercially grown oil seed crops can be used as feedstocks for biofuels and bio-based …

Potential non-edible oil feedstock for biodiesel production in Africa: a survey

L Yang, M Takase, M Zhang, T Zhao, X Wu - Renewable and sustainable …, 2014 - Elsevier
Africa is a continent full of untapped natural resources ranging from biodiversity to vast water
bodies but faced with food and energy crises. Prices of fuel are also escalating. With …