A review of biomass-derived heterogeneous catalyst for a sustainable biodiesel production

SHYS Abdullah, NHM Hanapi, A Azid, R Umar… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Biodiesel production is commonly carried out through the process of transesterification
reaction. The reaction is expedited with a suitable catalyst either homogeneous or …

Simultaneous adsorption of cobalt ions, azo dye, and imidacloprid pesticide on the magnetic chitosan/activated carbon@ UiO-66 bio-nanocomposite: Optimization …

H Motaghi, P Arabkhani, M Parvinnia… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the modification of magnetic chitosan/activated carbon bio-nanocomposite
(MCS/AC) with UiO-66 MOFs (MCS/AC@ UiO-66) was carried out, and the obtained bio …

SO3H-Containing Functional Carbon Materials: Synthesis, Structure, and Acid Catalysis

LJ Konwar, P Mäki-Arvela, JP Mikkola - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
The “sulfonated carbons” are a new class of metal-free solid protonic acids characterized by
their unique carbon structure and Brønsted acidity (− H 0= 8–11) on par to concentrated …

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 …

Carbon materials as catalyst supports and catalysts in the transformation of biomass to fuels and chemicals

E Lam, JHT Luong - ACS catalysis, 2014 - ACS Publications
Carbon plays a dual role as a catalyst or a catalyst support for chemical and enzymatic
biomass transformation reactions due to its large specific surface area, high porosity …

A review on the waste biomass derived catalysts for biodiesel production

M Hamza, M Ayoub, RB Shamsuddin, A Mukhtar… - … Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is produced through the process of transesterification of different edible and non-
edible oils and animal fats. The process takes place either in the presence of a …

Chemical and physical Chitosan modification for designing enzymatic industrial biocatalysts: How to choose the best strategy?

YL Nunes, FL de Menezes, IG de Sousa… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chitosan is one of the most abundant natural polymer worldwide, and due to its inherent
characteristics, its use in industrial processes has been extensively explored. Because it is …

Fabrication of surface-modified dual waste-derived biochar for biodiesel production by microwave-assisted esterification of oleic acid: Optimization, kinetics, and …

N Yadav, G Yadav, M Ahmaruzzaman - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The dual bamboo and coconut waste-derived catalyst was utilized to enhance the
esterification reaction between two incompressible reactants,(oleic acid and methanol), to …

Adsorptive behavior of the rare earth elements Ce and La on a soybean pod derived activated carbon: application in synthetic solutions, real leachate and mechanistic …

RF Pinheiro, A Grimm, MLS Oliveira, J Vieillard… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we aimed to produce a sustainable and efficient powdered activated carbon
(SP-AC) and evaluate its adsorptive abilities to uptake and recover rare earth elements …

MOF-derived hierarchical carbon network as an extremely-high-performance supercapacitor electrode

J Pokharel, A Gurung, A Baniya, W He, K Chen… - Electrochimica …, 2021 - Elsevier
Electric double-layer capacitor (EDLC), as one type of supercapacitor, holds great promises
for fast-charging energy storage devices but suffers from limited specific capacitance. The …