Biodiesel production using homogeneous, heterogeneous, and enzyme catalysts via transesterification and esterification reactions: A critical review

V Mandari, SK Devarai - BioEnergy Research, 2022 - Springer
The excessive utilization of petroleum resources leads to global warming, crude oil price
fluctuations, and the fast depletion of petroleum reserves. Biodiesel has gained importance …

Reactor technologies for biodiesel production and processing: A review

M Tabatabaei, M Aghbashlo, M Dehhaghi… - Progress in Energy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Diesel engines are preferred over spark ignition counterparts for heavy-duty applications
and power generation plants because of their higher efficiency, durability, and productivity …

Advances in porous and nanoscale catalysts for viable biomass conversion

P Sudarsanam, E Peeters, EV Makshina… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Heterogeneous catalysis is a promising technology for the valorization of renewable
biomass to sustainable advanced fuels and fine chemicals. Porosity and nanostructure are …

Widely used catalysts in biodiesel production: a review

B Changmai, C Vanlalveni, AP Ingle, R Bhagat… - RSC …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
An ever-increasing energy demand and environmental problems associated with
exhaustible fossil fuels have led to the search for an alternative renewable source of energy …

Biofuel production from microalgae: challenges and chances

AT Hoang, R Sirohi, A Pandey, S Nižetić, SS Lam… - Phytochemistry …, 2023 - Springer
The inherent capability and increased efficiency of microalgae to convert sunlight into solar
chemical energy are further enhanced by the higher amount of oils stored in microalgae …

State of the art of catalysts for biodiesel production

IM Rizwanul Fattah, HC Ong, TMI Mahlia… - Frontiers in Energy …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Biodiesel is one of the potential alternative energy sources that can be derived from
renewable and low-grade origin through different processes. One of the processes is …

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 …

Photothermal technique-enabled ambient production of microalgae biodiesel: Mechanism and life cycle assessment

J Huang, J Wang, Z Huang, T Liu, H Li - Bioresource Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermocatalytic (trans) esterification of oils/lipids to produce biodiesel is generally energy-
consuming, reversible, and controlled by the equilibrium law. Herein, a light-induced …

Biodiesel from microalgae: Recent progress and key challenges

JY Kim, JM Jung, S Jung, YK Park, YF Tsang… - Progress in Energy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
High lipid content and excellent CO 2 fixation capability of microalgae by photosynthesis
have made microalgal biodiesel (BD) a promising carbon-neutral fuel. Nonetheless, the …

Current application of MOFs based heterogeneous catalysts in catalyzing transesterification/esterification for biodiesel production: A review

X Ma, F Liu, Y Helian, C Li, Z Wu, H Li, H Chu… - Energy conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is a green and renewable energy, which is supposed to be a promising substitute
to fossil diesel. Normally, biodiesel is produced via transesterification/esterification with …