Nowadays, the synthesis of biofuels from renewable raw materials is very popular. Among
the various challenges involved in improving these processes, environmentally benign …

High methanol/oil ratio together with reaction temperature with increase reaction time are
some of the major drawbacks affecting the use of inorganic heterogeneous catalysts for …

Epoxides are among the most important essential building blocks with wide downstream
applications in the chemical industry. In this context, rational design of cost-effective …

The use of organic waste materials conjugated with inorganic sources as a bifunctional
catalyst for one-step biodiesel production is currently under-utilized. In this study, a …

This study reports on the development, preparation, and performance test of NbOPO 4 solid
acid catalyst for biofuel production from vegetable oil. NbOPO 4 catalyst was synthesized by …

Damage to the environment as a consequence of exploration, production, imminent
depletion, use of fossil fuels and concerns over climate change (increasing lifecycle …

Niobium oxide impregnated with sodium (Na/Nb2O5) was used as a heterogeneous catalyst
to produce biofuel from conventional raw materials, such as soybean oil and beef tallow …

Using niobium compounds as heterogeneous catalysts in biodiesel production is a
promising methodology from economic and environmental viewpoints. However, the …

Alumina supported heterogenous base catalyst (CaO/alumina) was developed from cow
bone via wet impregnation method and used with Ferric sulphate for one step …

The present work focus on the synthesis of x% SO2− 4 loaded SnO2 nanocatalyst at
different percentages (x= 2.3, 4.6, 6.9, 9.2, and 11.5% w/w) for acid-catalyzed esterification …