An overview of recent research in the conversion of glycerol into biofuels, fuel additives and other bio-based chemicals

UI Nda-Umar, I Ramli, YH Taufiq-Yap, EN Muhamad - Catalysts, 2018 - mdpi.com
The depletion of fossil fuels has heightened research and utilization of renewable energy
such as biodiesel. However, this has thrown up another challenge of significant increase in …

State-of-the-art of eggshell waste in materials science: recent advances in catalysis, pharmaceutical applications, and mechanochemistry

M Baláž, EV Boldyreva, D Rybin, S Pavlović… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Eggshell waste is among the most abundant waste materials coming from food processing
technologies. Despite the unique properties that both its components (eggshell, ES, and …

Synergistic effects of catalytic co-pyrolysis of corn cob and HDPE waste mixtures using weight average global process model

JX Liew, ACM Loy, BLF Chin, A AlNouss, M Shahbaz… - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT (200 words) Synergistic effects and kinetic parameters for binary mixtures of
corn cob and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) in co-pyrolysis with the presence of …

Critical review on production of glycerol carbonate from byproduct glycerol through transesterification

S Sahani, SN Upadhyay… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The biodiesel obtained from nonedible and waste-cooking oils through the
transesterification process has been recognized as a renewable energy source. This …

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 …

Recent advances in conversion of glycerol: a byproduct of biodiesel production to glycerol carbonate

A Das, P Kodgire, H Li, S Basumatary… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Owing to erupted ecological concerns and escalated energy consumption, biodiesel
produced by transesterifying nonedible and used cooking oils has been acknowledged as a …

A comprehensive review on catalytic etherification of glycerol to value-added products

A Bhargava, S Shelke, M Dilkash… - Reviews in Chemical …, 2023 - degruyter.com
The increase in biodiesel production has resulted in the oversupply of glycerol into the
market. Purified and processed glycerol has found many direct applications in …

Glycerol and catalysis by waste/low-cost materials—a review

AAF Costa, AN de Oliveira, R Esposito, C Len, R Luque… - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
The growing global demand for renewable energy sources can be reached using biofuels
such as biodiesel, for example. The most used route to produce biodiesel is the …

Potential of Nafion/eggshell composite membrane for application in direct methanol fuel cell

NSA Hamid, SK Kamarudin… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) have great potential for portable electronics applications.
However, several problems, such as methanol crossover and the cost of Nafion membranes …

Circular economy: closing the catalyst loop with metal reclamation from spent catalysts, industrial waste, waste shells and animal bones

A Hart - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2023 - Springer
The future of catalyst will be controlled by sustainable environment and renewability.
Presently, most of the catalytic materials are sourced from finite geological deposits. Most of …