State of the art review on development of ultrasound-assisted catalytic transesterification process for biodiesel production

SX Tan, S Lim, HC Ong, YL Pang - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
Excessive utilization of petroleum diesel has led to severe environmental pollution.
Biodiesel, which is greener and renewable, can be a potential alternative fuel. Biodiesel is …

A comprehensive review of the production methods and effect of parameters for glycerol-free biodiesel production

WY Wong, S Lim, YL Pang, SH Shuit, MK Lam… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
This review appraises the latest scientific progress and the accomplishments of
interesterification technology as an alternative to conventional transesterification reaction …

Microwave-assisted synthesis of biodiesel by a green carbon-based heterogeneous catalyst derived from areca nut husk by one-pot hydrothermal carbonization

G Yadav, N Yadav, M Ahmaruzzaman - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
In this study, we have synthesized a solid acid catalyst by areca nut husk using low
temperature hydrothermal carbonization method. The fabricated catalyst has enhanced …

Synthesis of renewable heterogeneous acid catalyst from oil palm empty fruit bunch for glycerol-free biodiesel production

WY Wong, S Lim, YL Pang, SH Shuit, WH Chen… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Interest in biodiesel research has escalated over the years due to dwindling fossil fuel
reserves. The implementation of a carbon-based solid acid catalyst in biodiesel production …

Techno-economic analysis of interesterification for biodiesel production

M Dougher, L Soh, AM Bala - Energy & Fuels, 2023 - ACS Publications
Interesterification is an alternative reaction for the production of fatty acid alkyl esters from
triglycerides, a pathway that avoids unwanted byproduct formation. In this work, the technical …

Biodiesel at the crossroads: A critical review

R Estevez, L Aguado-Deblas, FM Bautista, D Luna… - Catalysts, 2019 - mdpi.com
The delay in the energy transition, focused in the replacement of fossil diesel with biodiesel,
is mainly caused by the need of reducing the costs associated to the transesterification …

Ultrasound assisted intensified production of biodiesel from sustainable source as karanja oil using interesterification based on heterogeneous catalyst (γ-alumina)

SS Kashyap, PR Gogate, SM Joshi - Chemical Engineering and Processing …, 2019 - Elsevier
Intensification of interesterification of karanja oil in the presence of γ-alumina as a
heterogeneous catalyst using ultrasound (US) was performed in the current study. Effect of …

Synthesis of glycerol‐free fatty acid methyl ester using interesterification reaction based on solid acid carbon catalyst derived from low‐cost biomass wastes

WY Wong, S Lim, YL Pang, WH Chen… - … Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The current research was aimed to corroborate as well as compare the feasible applicability
of waste banana peel and empty fruit bunch (EFB) in synthesising high‐performing …

Biodiesel production by interesterification of rapeseed oil with methyl formate in presence of potassium alkoxides

Z Abelniece, L Laipniece, V Kampars - Biomass Conversion and …, 2022 - Springer
An alternative method for the biodiesel or fatty acid alkyl ester (FAAE) synthesis has been
proposed—rapeseed oil interesterification with methyl formate. Reaction with methyl formate …

Ferric sulfate modified bifunctional catalyst for methyl esters production from microwave-assisted intensification of Delonix regia and waste cooking oil mixture

OA Falowo, B Oladipo, SO Sofiri, TV Ojumu - Energy Conversion and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Intensification of synergistic active sites of a bifunctional catalyst promotes process efficiency
in biodiesel production. In this study, a bifunctional solid catalyst was developed from waste …