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 …

Biodiesel production processes and sustainable raw materials

M Ramos, APS Dias, JF Puna, J Gomes, JC Bordado - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
Energy security and environmental concerns, related to the increasing carbon emissions,
have prompted in the last years the search for renewable and sustainable fuels. Biodiesel, a …

A comprehensive review of low cost biodiesel production from waste chicken fat

M Kirubakaran, VAM Selvan - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper discusses about the importance of animal fats for power generation particularly
from waste chicken fat, advantages of using chicken fat for biodiesel production, different …

A review for key challenges of the development of biodiesel industry

IS Abd Manaf, NH Embong, SNM Khazaai… - Energy Conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The declaration of 2016, third year in a row, as the warmest year ever recorded, the rising of
CO 2 concentration, increasing of seawater acidity as well as sea surface temperature are …

Performance of calcium oxide as a heterogeneous catalyst in biodiesel production: A review

PL Boey, GP Maniam, S Abd Hamid - Chemical engineering journal, 2011 - Elsevier
The accelerating and frequently fluctuating price of conventional diesel, together with
growing environmental concerns has sparked renewed attention on the search for an …

Biodiesel production from palm oil using calcined waste animal bone as catalyst

A Obadiah, GA Swaroopa, SV Kumar… - Bioresource …, 2012 - Elsevier
Waste animal bones was employed as a cost effective catalyst for the transesterification of
palm oil. The catalyst was calcined at different temperatures to transform the calcium …

A review on the utilization of calcium oxide as a base catalyst in biodiesel production

NA Zul, S Ganesan, TS Hamidon, WD Oh… - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Researchers and stakeholders alike have widely agreed that the biggest obstacle in
producing biodiesel is the high cost of production. Due to this, much interest has been drawn …

Waste materials as potential catalysts for biodiesel production: Current state and future scope

A Marwaha, P Rosha, SK Mohapatra, SK Mahla… - Fuel processing …, 2018 - Elsevier
Recent studies on the exploration of eco-friendly approach by utilizing large-scale waste
materials as potential catalyst in biodiesel production have attracted much attention. The …

Optimization of biodiesel production using waste mussel shell catalyst

R Rezaei, M Mohadesi, GR Moradi - Fuel, 2013 - Elsevier
Calcium oxide is an appropriate catalyst for biodiesel production. In this study, an
inexpensive and environment-friendly catalyst was used. The waste mussel shell collected …

Utilization of waste cockle shell (Anadara granosa) in biodiesel production from palm olein: Optimization using response surface methodology

P Boey, GP Maniam, S Abd Hamid, DMH Ali - Fuel, 2011 - Elsevier
The cockle shell, which is available in abundance, has no any eminent use and is commonly
regarded as a waste, was utilized as a source of calcium oxide in catalyzing a …