Recent advances in heterogeneous catalysis for green biodiesel production by transesterification

JI Orege, O Oderinde, GA Kifle, AA Ibikunle… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heterogeneous catalysis has provided a viable alternative to homogeneous catalysis for the
production of low-cost biodiesel fuel, overcoming the constraints of homogeneous catalysis …

Recent advances in biodiesel production using functional carbon materials as acid/base catalysts

H Pan, Q **a, Y Wang, Z Shen, H Huang, Z Ge… - Fuel Processing …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is regarded as an excellent substitute or additive to fossil diesel. Carbon materials
are favorable platform to synthesize acid and/or base catalysts for transformation of …

A circular economy approach for industrial scale biodiesel production from palm oil mill effluent using microwave heating: Design, simulation, techno-economic …

H Waudby, SH Zein - Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper examines a green approach to produce industrial-scale biodiesel from a palm oil
mill effluent (POME) using Microwave Heating. Kinetic data were determined for this reaction …

Development of lignin based heterogeneous solid acid catalyst derived from sugarcane bagasse for microwave assisted-transesterification of waste cooking oil

MH Nazir, M Ayoub, I Zahid, RB Shamsuddin… - Biomass and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The production of biodiesel by using homogeneous or heterogeneous catalysts is not
favourable due to difficult catalyst recovery, purification of the product in case of …

Protective effects of radix sophorae flavescentis carbonisata-based carbon dots against ethanol‐induced acute gastric ulcer in rats: anti-inflammatory and antioxidant …

J Hu, J Luo, M Zhang, J Wu, Y Zhang… - International Journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Aim To explore the effects of Radix Sophorae Flavescentis carbonisata-based carbon dots
(RSFC-CDs) on an ethanol-induced acute gastric ulcer rat model. Methods The structure …

Effect of hemicellulose extraction pretreatment on sulfonated corncob biochar for catalytic biodiesel production

M Cao, M Lu, H Yin, Q Zhu, K **ng, J Ji - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, waste corncob with high hemicellulose content was selected as the carbon
source to investigate the effect of hemicellulose extraction on the prepared sulfonated …

Insight into the recent advances in sustainable biodiesel production by catalytic conversion of vegetable oils: current trends, challenges, and prospects

EA Mohamed, MA Betiha, NA Negm - Energy & Fuels, 2023 - ACS Publications
Recently, numerous advances were reported in the creation of efficient and low-cost
heterogeneous catalysts for the transesterification reactions of triglyceride molecules to …

Sustainable and recyclable synthesis of porous carbon sheets from rice husks for energy storage: A strategy of comprehensive utilization

B Xue, Z Wang, Y Zhu, X Wang, R **ao - Industrial Crops and Products, 2021 - Elsevier
Converting rice husks into valuable chemicals or advanced materials has attracted
significant interests of economic and environmental benefits. In this study, we prepared rice …

A novel carbon-based solid acid catalyst with high acidity for the hydration of α-pinene to α-terpineol: Effect of graphite crystallite size and synergistic effect of defects

Z Wei, G Wei, H Che, D **ong, L Zhang, R Xue… - Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
This work, for the first time, highlights that small-sized graphite crystallite and highly
defective carbon-based catalysts can effectively increase the− SO 3 H density of the …

An intelligent dual stimuli-responsive Pickering emulsion for highly efficiently producing waste frying oil-based biodiesel

JL Guo, QQ Sun, ZQ Liu, FX Wang, T Fu, Y Liu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Directionally converting waste frying oil (WFO) to biodiesel is not only a crucial strategy for
its clean and efficient utilization, but also a promising alternative for the large-scale …