Recent developments in solid acid catalysts for biodiesel production

Y Guo, SA Delbari, AS Namini, Q Van Le, JY Park… - Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biodiesel obtained via the transesterification process, a reaction frequently involving
catalysis by homogeneous or heterogeneous catalysts, has shown considerable potential as …

Demystifying the enzymatic biodiesel: How lipases are contributing to its technological advances

JHC Wancura, M Brondani, MSN dos Santos… - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The enzymatic route for preparing biodiesel mediated by lipases (EC 3.1. 1.3, triacylglycerol
ester hydrolases) constitutes one of the main alternatives for biofuel synthesis. The …

A comprehensive review of the production methods and effect of parameters for glycerol-free biodiesel production

WY Wong, S Lim, YL Pang, SH Shuit, MK Lam… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
This review appraises the latest scientific progress and the accomplishments of
interesterification technology as an alternative to conventional transesterification reaction …

Biodiesel is dead: Long life to advanced biofuels—A comprehensive critical review

R Estevez, L Aguado-Deblas, FJ López-Tenllado… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Many countries are immersed in several strategies to reduce the carbon dioxide (CO2)
emissions of internal combustion engines. One option is the substitution of these engines by …

Techno-economic analysis of interesterification for biodiesel production

M Dougher, L Soh, AM Bala - Energy & Fuels, 2023 - ACS Publications
Interesterification is an alternative reaction for the production of fatty acid alkyl esters from
triglycerides, a pathway that avoids unwanted byproduct formation. In this work, the technical …

Interesterification of triglycerides with methyl acetate for biodiesel production using a cyclodextrin-derived SnO@ γ-Al2O3 composite as heterogeneous catalyst

C Prestigiacomo, M Biondo, A Galia, E Monflier… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Particle morphology and surface properties of metal oxides are topics of great importance in
the field of heterogeneous catalysis. Herein, we have developed a molecular-colloidal …

The effect of biodiesel production method on its combustion behavior in an agricultural tractor engine

HAR Allami, H Nayebzadeh, S Motamedi - Environmental Science and …, 2023 - Springer
In this study, biodiesel fuel was produced from waste cooking oil (WCO) using a
heterogeneous catalyst under microwave (MB) and conventional (CB) heating, and fueled in …

A non-conventional sustainable process route via methyl acetate esterification for glycerol-free biodiesel production from palm oil industry wastes

AO Esan, SM Smith, S Ganesan - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present study, a sustainable and environmentally safe process was utilized for
production of biodiesel free of glycerol via methyl acetate esterification by employing the …

[HTML][HTML] The Great Versatility of Supercritical Fluids in Industrial Processes: A Focus on Chemical, Agri-Food and Energy Applications

M Kamjam, S Ngamprasertsith, R Sawangkeaw… - Processes, 2024 - mdpi.com
Long a thermodynamic curiosity, supercritical fluids (SCFs) have gradually gained ground in
today's life, generating an increasing number of new, efficient processes in diverse industrial …