A review of the feedstocks, catalysts, and intensification techniques for sustainable biodiesel production

M Athar, S Zaidi - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Due to the dwindling crude oil resources and the detrimental environmental effects of toxic
emissions from conventional diesel, biodiesel has gained importance over the last few years …

An overview on advancements in biobased transesterification methods for biodiesel production: Oil resources, extraction, biocatalysts, and process intensification …

SK Bhatia, RK Bhatia, JM Jeon, A Pugazhendhi… - Fuel, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Biodiesel is a non-toxic renewable energy source that is gaining attention globally owing to
its direct applicability in preexisting engines without any modification. Various technologies …

Biowaste-to-bioenergy using biological methods–a mini-review

SK Bhatia, HS Joo, YH Yang - Energy conversion and management, 2018‏ - Elsevier
The continued production of waste is creating management problems. The use of traditional
waste management methods, such as incineration and landfill, releases gases that may …

Heterogeneous catalytic transesterification for biodiesel production: Feedstock properties, catalysts and process parameters

DT Oyekunle, M Barasa, EA Gendy, SK Tiong - Process Safety and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
In recent years, biodiesel has attracted increasing interest as a substitute for fossil fuels.
However, the cost of producing biodiesel is far greater than that of fossil fuels. As a means of …

Outlook on biofuels in future studies: A systematic literature review

R Alizadeh, PD Lund, L Soltanisehat - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Foresight methods are useful for long-range planning such as strategic energy
management, energy policy, and renewable and sustainable energy planning to manage …

A short review on catalyst, feedstock, modernised process, current state and challenges on biodiesel production

AG Alsultan, N Asikin-Mijan, Z Ibrahim, R Yunus… - Catalysts, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Biodiesel, comprising mono alkyl fatty acid esters or methyl ethyl esters, is an encouraging
option to fossil fuels or diesel produced from petroleum; it has comparable characteristics …

Suitability of biofuels production on commercial scale from various feedstocks: a critical review

A Sarwer, M Hussain, AH Al‐Muhtaseb… - ChemBioEng …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
The growing demand for energy resources and the increase in greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions has given biofuels a lot of attention. Liquid biofuels can be a significant alternative …

Biodiesel production from wet sewage sludge and reduced CO2 emissions compared to incineration in Tokyo, Japan

M Usman, S Cheng, JS Cross - Fuel, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Sewage sludge has potential use as a feedstock source for biodiesel production, but
pretreatment such as drying it before the conversion has made it an uneconomical process …

Optimization processes of biodiesel production from pig and neem (Azadirachta indica a. Juss) seeds blend oil using alternative catalysts from waste biomass

TF Adepoju - Industrial crops and products, 2020‏ - Elsevier
This study tested the suitability of solid residue (CaO) derived from the mixture of wastes
biomass as based catalyst transesterification conversion of the blend of neem oilseed …

Social life cycle assessment of feedstocks for biodiesel production in Brazil

MW Costa, AAM Oliveira - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Brazil pioneered the application of economic stimulus policies allying social equity
measures with the production of biodiesel. Despite the original expectations, there are …