Heterogeneous photocatalytic conversion of biomass to biofuels: A review

X Liu, Z Chen, S Lu, B Xu, D Cheng, W Wei… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biofuels derived from abundant biomass are promising alternatives to fossil fuels, which are
considered to be green, renewable, and sustainable. Great efforts have been made to …

Recent trends in sustainable biodiesel production using heterogeneous nanocatalysts: function of supports, promoters, synthesis techniques, reaction mechanism …

M Ahmed, KA Ahmad, DVN Vo, M Yusuf, A Haq… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is a biofuel that has several benefits over petroleum diesel. In recent years, the
utilization of biodiesel produced from oil-bearing edible biomasses has grown significantly …

Transesterification of waste cooking oil to biodiesel by walnut shell/sawdust as a novel, low-cost and green heterogeneous catalyst: Optimization via RSM and ANN

B Maleki, B Singh, H Eamaeili, YK Venkatesh… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Walnut shell/sawdust catalyst was synthesized through a pyrolysis process using
agricultural wastes and then utilized as a novel and cheap catalyst to generate biodiesel …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics pollution from wastewater treatment plants: A critical review on challenges, detection, sustainable removal techniques and circular economy

M Sadia, A Mahmood, M Ibrahim, MK Irshad… - … Technology & Innovation, 2022 - Elsevier
The wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have long been recognized as a potentially
significant source of microplastic (MPs) pollution in aquatic environments. It is challenging to …

Bifunctional acid-activated montmorillonite catalyzed biodiesel production from non-food oil: Characterization, optimization, kinetic and thermodynamic studies

L Chen, L He, B Zheng, G Wei, H Li, H Zhang… - Fuel Processing …, 2023 - Elsevier
Utilizing robust heterogeneous catalysts to efficiently produce biodiesel from low-cost non-
food oil is very important for replacing fossil energy to meet globally increasing energy …

Feasibility-to-applications of value-added products from biomass: Current trends, challenges, and prospects

OA Qamar, F Jamil, M Hussain, H Ala'a, A Inayat… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The bio-oil obtained from thermochemical conversions of biomass (wood and agriculture
waste, animal waste, solid waste etc.) can be an alternative to conventional liquid fossil fuels …

Sustainable catalysts for biodiesel production: the potential of CaO supported on sugarcane bagasse biochar

VM e Melo, GF Ferreira, LV Fregolente - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biodiesel production faces environmental and economic challenges due to the use of
homogeneous catalysts, such as NaOH, KOH, NaOCH 3, and KOCH 3. Despite their good …

A review on biodiesel production using basic ionic liquids as catalysts

Y Zhang, S Sun - Industrial Crops and Products, 2023 - Elsevier
Scarcity of the unrenewable fossil fuel stocks and the escalating concerns about
environmental issues has reinvigorated the need for the development and promotion of …

The potential of lignin-functionalized metal catalysts-A systematic review

M Mennani, M Kasbaji, AA Benhamou… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
The deployment of lignin, one of the most naturally occurring biopolymers and sources of
aromatics with plenty of reactive functional sites, in discovering and develo** catalysts …

Sustainable biodiesel production from waste cooking oil using banana peel biochar-Fe2O3/Fe2K6O5 magnetic catalyst

Z Mansoorsamaei, D Mowla, F Esmaeilzadeh… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Addressing environmental challenges and energy resource scarcity, this study focuses on
biodiesel production through the transesterification of waste cooking oil with methanol. To …