A comprehensive review on the applications of coal fly ash

ZT Yao, XS Ji, PK Sarker, JH Tang, LQ Ge, MS **a… - Earth-science …, 2015 - Elsevier
Coal fly ash, an industrial by-product, is derived from coal combustion in thermal power
plants. It is one of the most complex anthropogenic materials, and its improper disposal has …

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 …

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 …

Advancements of coal fly ash and its prospective implications for sustainable materials in Southeast Asian countries: A review

D Darmansyah, SJ You, YF Wang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Coal-fired power plants still dominate the electricity market in Southeast Asia, supplying
around 30% of the total demand, and the demand trend for this sector will continue to be …

Production of renewable biodiesel using metal organic frameworks based materials as efficient heterogeneous catalysts

SF Basumatary, K Patir, B Das, P Saikia… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biodiesel has emerged as a versatile alternative to fossil-derived fuels which is a renewable
and eco-friendly. The reactions via which biodiesel is synthesized from oil feedstocks are …

Environmentally benign solid catalysts for sustainable biodiesel production: A critical review

A Alagumalai, O Mahian, F Hollmann… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Versatile bio-derived catalysts have been under dynamic investigation as potential
substitutes to conventional chemical catalysts for sustainable biodiesel production. This is …

Managing the hazardous waste cooking oil by conversion into bioenergy through the application of waste-derived green catalysts: A review

H Hosseinzadeh-Bandbafha, C Li, X Chen… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
‎ Abstract Waste cooking oil (WCO) is a hazardous waste generated at staggering values
globally. WCO disposal into various ecosystems, including soil and water, could result in …

Design and fabrication of mesoporous heterogeneous basic catalysts

LB Sun, XQ Liu, HC Zhou - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Mesoporous solid bases are extremely desirable in green catalytic processes, due to their
advantages of accelerated mass transport, negligible corrosion, and easy separation. Great …

Zeolites in drug delivery: Progress, challenges and opportunities

M Servatan, P Zarrintaj, G Mahmodi, SJ Kim… - Drug Discovery …, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Zeolites have shown tunable structures, chemical stability and biocompatibility
features.•Zeolites because of various pore sizes and structures have shown a high loading …

Conversion of coal fly ash to zeolite utilizing microwave and ultrasound energies: A review

SS Bukhari, J Behin, H Kazemian, S Rohani - Fuel, 2015 - Elsevier
The ever increasing consumption of coal around the world has given rise to the by-product
coal fly ash that requires an urgent attention and is gaining much needed research attention …