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 …

Biodiesel is a renewable transportation fuel consisting of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME),
generally produced by transesterification of vegetable oils and animal fats. In this review, the …

Increasing demand for fuels and chemicals, driven by factors including over-population, the
threat of global warming and the scarcity of fossil resources, strains our resource system and …

This article is an up-to-date review of the literature available on the subject of liquid biofuels.
In search of a suitable fuel alternative to fast depleting fossil fuel and oil reserves and in …

The chemical-catalyzed transesterification of vegetable oils to biodiesel has been
industrially adopted due to its high conversion rates and low production time. However, this …

This paper begins with a review on the current techniques used for the treatment and
recovery of waste oil, which is then followed by an extensive review of the recent …

This paper primarily presents an overall review of the use of microalgae as a biofuel
feedstock. Among the microalgae that have potential as biofuel feedstock, Chlorella …

Homogeneous acid catalysts received wide acceptability because of their fast reaction rates.
However, postproduction costs incurred from aqueous quenching, wastewater and loss of …

Biodiesel, defined as the mono-alkyl esters of vegetable oils or animal fats, is an
environmentally attractive alternative to conventional petroleum diesel fuel (petrodiesel) …

Among the options explored for alternative energy sources, bio-diesel is one of the most
attractive. This paper discussed about the various production processes, few of which are …