Emerging technologies for biodiesel production: processes, challenges, and opportunities

AA Babadi, S Rahmati, R Fakhlaei, B Barati… - Biomass and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Fossil fuel shortages, rising petroleum prices, worldwide demand for renewable energy, and
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions due to anthropogenic activities are increasing interest in …

Conversion of crude and pure glycerol into derivatives: A feasibility evaluation

P San Kong, MK Aroua, WMAW Daud - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The transformation of glycerol to derivatives has been widely investigated because of the
demand to enhance the value of crude glycerol produced by biodiesel and oleochemical …

Dimethyl carbonate: a versatile reagent for a sustainable valorization of renewables

G Fiorani, A Perosa, M Selva - Green chemistry, 2018‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Dimethyl carbonate (DMC) is an environmentally sustainable compound which can be used
efficiently for the upgrading of several promising renewables including glycerol …

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 …

A review on the recent application of dimethyl carbonate in sustainable biodiesel production

AO Esan, AD Adeyemi, S Ganesan - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Major environmental concerns associated with climate change due to excessive carbon
dioxide emissions have mandated the utilization of non-fossil fuels for a more sustainable …

State of the art of biodiesel production processes: a review of the heterogeneous catalyst

AM Ruhul, MA Kalam, HH Masjuki, IMR Fattah… - RSC Advances, 2015‏ - pubs.rsc.org
A broadened focus on energy, the fast growing value of petroleum oil, harmful atmospheric
emissions because of the evolution of greenhouse gases, natural contamination, and quick …

A review over the role of catalysts for selective short-chain polyglycerol production from biodiesel derived waste glycerol

CC Chong, A Aqsha, M Ayoub, M Sajid… - … Technology & Innovation, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The production of biodiesel production has been surged throughout the decades due to the
conventional transesterification process of edible, non-edible, and waste cooking oil to …

Applications of dimethyl carbonate for the chemical upgrading of biosourced platform chemicals

M Selva, A Perosa, D Rodríguez-Padrón… - ACS Sustainable …, 2019‏ - ACS Publications
Dimethyl carbonate (DMC) is a nontoxic compound currently prepared from CO2 as a
building block, which displays a versatile reactivity for multiple applications including …

Organic carbonate production utilizing crude glycerol derived as by-product of biodiesel production: A review

S Nomanbhay, MY Ong, KW Chew, PL Show, MK Lam… - Energies, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
As a promising alternative renewable liquid fuel, biodiesel production has increased and
eventually led to an increase in the production of its by-product, crude glycerol. The vast …

Production of glycerol carbonate using a novel Ti-SBA-15 catalyst

P Devi, U Das, AK Dalai - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2018‏ - Elsevier
The present study was focused on the development of a green process for the production of
glycerol carbonate (GYC) from glycerol and dimethyl carbonate using a Ti-SBA-15 catalyst …