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 …

[HTML][HTML] Current state and perspectives on transesterification of triglycerides for biodiesel production

M Salaheldeen, AA Mariod, MK Aroua, SMA Rahman… - Catalysts, 2021 - mdpi.com
Triglycerides are the main constituents of lipids, which are the fatty acids of glycerol. Natural
organic triglycerides (viz. virgin vegetable oils, recycled cooking oils, and animal fats) are …

Application of ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents in biodiesel production: A review

DZ Troter, ZB Todorović, DR Đokić-Stojanović… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Develo** technologies for the production of alternative fuels from biorenewable resources
is a field of interest for many researchers. Adequate substitute to diesel fuel is biodiesel that …

Advances in synthesis of biodiesel via enzyme catalysis: Novel and sustainable approaches

A Guldhe, B Singh, T Mutanda, K Permaul… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
Biodiesel, a renewable fuel has a great potential in fulfilling an ever-increasing transport fuel
demand. The enzymatic conversion process of feedstock oil to biodiesel is greener when …

Ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents for biodiesel synthesis: a review

H Zhao, GA Baker - Journal of Chemical Technology & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
During the past decade, ionic liquids (ILs) have gained tremendous attention in nearly every
branch of the chemical and physical sciences as designer (task‐driven) and budding …

Recent advances of enzymatic reactions in ionic liquids

M Moniruzzaman, K Nakashima, N Kamiya… - Biochemical Engineering …, 2010 - Elsevier
The tremendous potential of room temperature ionic liquids as an alternative to
environmentally harmful ordinary organic solvents is well recognized. Ionic liquids, having …

[HTML][HTML] Enzyme stability and activity in non-aqueous reaction systems: a mini review

S Wang, X Meng, H Zhou, Y Liu, F Secundo, Y Liu - Catalysts, 2016 - mdpi.com
Enormous interest in biocatalysis in non-aqueous phase has recently been triggered due to
the merits of good enantioselectivity, reverse thermodynamic equilibrium, and no water …

New eutectic ionic liquids for lipase activation and enzymatic preparation of biodiesel

H Zhao, GA Baker, S Holmes - Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
The enzymatic preparation of biodiesel has been hampered by the lack of suitable solvents
with desirable properties such as high lipase compatibility, low cost, low viscosity, high …

Ionic liquids as a potential solvent for lipase-catalysed reactions: A review

AA Elgharbawy, FA Riyadi, MZ Alam… - Journal of Molecular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Ionic liquids (ILs)-as environmentally friendly “green” solvents-have been progressively
used in various reactions as reagents, solvents and co-solvents including lipase-catalysed …

Choline-based deep eutectic solvents for enzymatic preparation of biodiesel from soybean oil

H Zhao, C Zhang, TD Crittle - Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic, 2013 - Elsevier
In this study, we introduced choline-based deep eutectic solvents (such as choline
chloride/glycerol at 1: 2 molar ratio) as inexpensive, non-toxic, biodegradable and lipase …