Biofuels from renewable sources, a potential option for biodiesel production

D Neupane - Bioengineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ever-increasing population growth that demands more energy produces tremendous
pressure on natural energy reserves such as coal and petroleum, causing their depletion …

Intensification of biodiesel production by hydrodynamic cavitation: A critical review

X Sun, S Liu, S Manickam, Y Tao, JY Yoon… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biodiesel, with its nature of clean, biodegradability, and renewability, is an ideal substitute
for fossil diesel. This critical review focuses on the advances in process intensification of …

Sustainable biodiesel production via catalytic and non-catalytic transesterification of feedstock materials–A review

R Nayab, M Imran, M Ramzan, M Tariq, MB Taj… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
As fossil fuels have been depleting, there is a need to develop an alternative fuel to meet the
possible future energy shortage. Biodiesel is one of the most promising resources that has …

Competitive algae biodiesel depends on advances in mass algae cultivation

J Maroušek, A Maroušková, B Gavurová, D Tuček… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
The aim of this review was to study why, despite large investments in research and
development, algae biodiesel is still not price competitive with fossil fuels. Microalgal …

Patent landscape review on biodiesel production: Technology updates

TMI Mahlia, Z Syazmi, M Mofijur, AEP Abas… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is a renewable fuel made from vegetable oils and animal fats. Compared with
fossil fuels, it has the potential to alleviate environmental pressures and achieve sustainable …

Current trends in biodiesel production technologies and future progressions: A possible displacement of the petro-diesel

F Akram, I ul Haq, SI Raja, AS Mir, SS Qureshi… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
The rising energy demand of the world due to rapidly expanding population and accelerated
industrialization is primarily satisfied by non-renewable fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are depleting …

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 …

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 …

Recent advancement in biodiesel production methodologies using various feedstock: A review

I Ambat, V Srivastava, M Sillanpää - Renewable and sustainable energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
The over-exploitation of non-renewable resources leads to the depletion of energy reserves,
as well as a rise in the price of petroleum-based fuels. Thus, there is a need to find suitable …

Efficient biodiesel production from recycled cooking oil using a NaOH/CoFe2O4 magnetic nano-catalyst: synthesis, characterization, and process enhancement for …

D Bousba, C Sobhi, E Zouaoui, K Rouibah… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This research introduces an environmentally sustainable approach to biodiesel production,
utilizing waste cooking oil (WCO) as a renewable feedstock. The focal point of this study is …