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 …

Heterogeneous catalysis for sustainable biodiesel production via esterification and transesterification

AF Lee, JA Bennett, JC Manayil, K Wilson - Chemical Society Reviews, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Concern over the economics of accessing fossil fuel reserves, and widespread acceptance
of the anthropogenic origin of rising CO2 emissions and associated climate change from …

Synthesis of biomass as heterogeneous catalyst for application in biodiesel production: State of the art and fundamental review

ZE Tang, S Lim, YL Pang, HC Ong, KT Lee - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2018 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is gaining attention as a remedy for the increasing demand of fossil fuels which is
depleting rapidly. Commercial homogeneous catalysts in the biodiesel production industry …

Catalytic conversion of biodiesel derived raw glycerol to value added products

S Bagheri, NM Julkapli, WA Yehye - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
The huge amount of glycerol obtained during the production of biofuels has led to the search
of alternatives for the use of this by-product. New applications for this polyol as a low-cost …

Exploiting waste: towards a sustainable production of biodiesel using Musa acuminata peel ash as a heterogeneous catalyst

G Pathak, D Das, K Rajkumari, SL Rokhum - Green Chemistry, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Today, biodiesel, a renewable, non-toxic and environmentally friendly fuel, is attracting
increasing attention worldwide as an alternative to fossil fuel. In the present study, waste …

A review of sulfonic group bearing porous carbon catalyst for biodiesel production

Z Zailan, M Tahir, M Jusoh, ZY Zakaria - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Global environmental concern and the diminishing of fossil fuel escalated the seek for the
development of renewable alternative fuels such as biodiesel. Biodiesel can be produced …

Continuous biodiesel production: A review of advances in catalysis, microfluidic and cavitation reactors

JA Okolie, JI Escobar, G Umenweke, W Khanday… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Biodiesel production can be achieved through different processes and different reactor types
as well as varying reaction parameters such as catalyst dose, oil: alcohol ratio, reaction time …

Investigation of carbon-based solid acid catalyst from Jatropha curcas biomass in biodiesel production

HH Mardhiah, HC Ong, HH Masjuki, S Lim… - Energy conversion and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, a carbon-based solid acid catalyst was prepared using the de-oiled Jatropha
curcas (JC) seed cake waste. The catalyst was consequently used to esterify the JC oil in …

Production of biodiesel from castor oil: A review

CS Osorio-González, N Gómez-Falcon… - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
An attractive alternative to the use of fossil fuels is biodiesel, which can be obtained from a
variety of feedstock through different transesterification systems such as ultrasound …

Catalytic applications of waste derived materials

JA Bennett, K Wilson, AF Lee - Journal of materials chemistry A, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Sustainability has become a watchword and guiding principle for modern society, and with it
a growing appreciation that anthropogenic 'waste', in all its manifold forms, can offer a …