Environmental life cycle assessment of biodiesel production from waste cooking oil: A systematic review

H Hosseinzadeh-Bandbafha, AS Nizami… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Waste cooking oil (WCO) disposal in landfills or discharge into sewer systems could cause
severe environmental challenges. Therefore, extensive efforts are made to develop …

A comprehensive review on biodiesel as an alternative energy resource and its characteristics

AE Atabani, AS Silitonga, IA Badruddin… - … and sustainable energy …, 2012 - Elsevier
As the fossil fuels are depleting day by day, there is a need to find out an alternative fuel to
fulfill the energy demand of the world. Biodiesel is one of the best available resources that …

Patent landscape review on biodiesel production: Technology updates

TMI Mahlia, Z Syazmi, M Mofijur, AEP Abas… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is a renewable fuel made from vegetable oils and animal fats. Compared with
fossil fuels, it has the potential to alleviate environmental pressures and achieve sustainable …

Progress and recent trends in biodiesel fuels

A Demirbas - Energy conversion and management, 2009 - Elsevier
Fossil fuel resources are decreasing daily. Biodiesel fuels are attracting increasing attention
worldwide as blending components or direct replacements for diesel fuel in vehicle engines …

The effect of nano-additives in diesel-biodiesel fuel blends: A comprehensive review on stability, engine performance and emission characteristics

MEM Soudagar, NN Nik-Ghazali, MA Kalam… - Energy conversion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is an unsurpassed alternative fuel source intended to extend the value to fossil
fuels, and the longevity and cleanliness of diesel engines. It reduces the dependence on the …

Optimized biodiesel production from waste cooking oil (WCO) using calcium oxide (CaO) nano-catalyst

TA Degfie, TT Mamo, YS Mekonnen - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Biodiesel production from waste cooking oil (WCO) provides an alternative energy means of
producing liquid fuels from biomass for various uses. Biodiesel production by recycling WCO …

Importance of algae oil as a source of biodiesel

A Demirbas, MF Demirbas - Energy conversion and management, 2011 - Elsevier
Algae are the fastest-growing plants in the world. Industrial reactors for algal culture are
open ponds, photobioreactors and closed systems. Algae are very important as a biomass …

A review on the prospects of sustainable biodiesel production: A global scenario with an emphasis on waste-oil biodiesel utilization

M Hajjari, M Tabatabaei, M Aghbashlo… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Due to the large amount of diesel fuel demands worldwide and the negative environmental
and health impacts of its direct combustion, biodiesel production and consumption have …

Heterogeneous catalysis for sustainable biodiesel production via esterification and transesterification

AF Lee, JA Bennett, JC Manayil, K Wilson - Chemical Society Reviews, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Concern over the economics of accessing fossil fuel reserves, and widespread acceptance
of the anthropogenic origin of rising CO2 emissions and associated climate change from …

Advancements in development and characterization of biodiesel: A review

YC Sharma, B Singh, SN Upadhyay - Fuel, 2008 - Elsevier
An ever increasing demand of fuels has been a challenge for today's scientific workers. The
fossil fuel resources are dwindling day by day. Biodiesel seems to be a solution for future …