Fundamental understanding of in-situ transesterification of microalgae biomass to biodiesel: A critical review

NT Thanh, M Mostapha, MK Lam, S Ishak… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
One-step in-situ transesterification has been recognized as an alternative approach to
produce biodiesel from microalgae biomass. Based on technoeconomic perspective, in-situ …

Review of process parameters for biodiesel production from different feedstocks

P Verma, MP Sharma - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is one of the prospective alternatives to petroleum fuel resources because of its
renewable and environment friendly nature. Transesterficiation process is used for biodiesel …

A comprehensive review on performance, combustion and emission characteristics of biodiesel fuelled diesel engines

P Tamilselvan, N Nallusamy, S Rajkumar - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2017 - Elsevier
Direct injection diesel engines are more popular in the automotive sector than spark ignition
(SI) engines due to its fuel lean operation. However, the demand of fossil fuel is rising day by …

Castor oil: properties, uses, and optimization of processing parameters in commercial production

VR Patel, GG Dumancas, LCK Viswanath… - Lipid …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Castor oil, produced from castor beans, has long been considered to be of important
commercial value primarily for the manufacturing of soaps, lubricants, and coatings, among …

Progress and future of biodiesel synthesis: Advancements in oil extraction and conversion technologies

B Karmakar, G Halder - Energy conversion and management, 2019 - Elsevier
Biodiesel has gained the forefront of our focus on renewable transportation fuels. This article
provides a comprehensive review on the sources used as feedstock and their classification …

Optimization, kinetic and thermodynamic studies on sustainable biodiesel production from waste cooking oil: An Indian perspective

A Pugazhendhi, A Alagumalai, T Mathimani… - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
In India, the biodiesel industry is promising and growing at a rapid rate. Several attempts
have been made using non edible feedstock to develop the commercial and sustainable …

Heterogeneous catalysis for biodiesel production from Jatropha curcas oil (JCO)

AK Endalew, Y Kiros, R Zanzi - Energy, 2011 - Elsevier
This work focuses on the development of heterogeneous catalysts for biodiesel production
from high free fatty acid (FFA) containing Jatropha curcas oil (JCO). Solid base and acid …

Transesterification of castor oil to biodiesel using NaY zeolite-supported La2O3 catalysts

L Du, S Ding, Z Li, E Lv, J Lu, J Ding - Energy Conversion and Management, 2018 - Elsevier
As the requirements for green and industrial production of biodiesel increase, recyclable
mesoporous spherical catalysts need to be developed. To achieve this, La 2 O 3/NaY …

Transesterification of castor oil for biodiesel production: process optimization and characterization

RK Elango, K Sathiasivan, C Muthukumaran… - Microchemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the present study, batch scale biodiesel production was carried out using castor oil by
alkali-catalyzed transesterification process was reported. Initially, the transesterification …

Experimental studies on engine performance and emission characteristics using castor biodiesel as fuel in CI engine

M Arunkumar, M Kannan, G Murali - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The petroleum fuels need a constraining research for another energy source as the diminish
of diesel fuels and causes of health problems. This paper studies the castor biodiesel as …