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 …

Biodiesel has gained the forefront of our focus on renewable transportation fuels. This article
provides a comprehensive review on the sources used as feedstock and their classification …

Biodiesel is known as one of the best alternative fuels for diesel engines. Low-cost Jatropha
oil is considered a potential non-edible feedstock for biodiesel production in India and many …

The failure of classical techniques and algorithms have triggered researchers to search for
stochastic tools capably of exploring the search space with constant convergence speed …

One of the main limitations to the economic sustainability of biodiesel production remains
the high feedstock cost. Modeling and optimization are crucial steps to determine if …

Carbon derived from waste biomass has emerged as a promising candidate towards the
synthesis of catalyst or catalyst support for chemical and enzymatic reactions. Excellent …

Abstract Development of a renewable substitute for petroleum fuels is needed to address the
current scenario of the rising fuel crisis affecting transportation, growing concerns regarding …

Response surface methodology (RSM), adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) and
artificial neural network (ANN) were tested in the modeling of acid pretreatment of palm …

In this study, the viability of using calcined cocoa pod husk ash (CCPHA) as a catalyst for the
transesterification of neem seed oil (NSO) into biodiesel was investigated. Prior to …

This study focused on preparing a new green heterogeneous alkali catalyst from cocoa, kola
nut, and fluted pumpkin wastes and its application to the transesterification of yellow …