Magnetic solid catalysts for sustainable and cleaner biodiesel production: A comprehensive review

W Xie, J Li - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Biodiesel has attracted widespread attention as a potential alternative energy source to
fossil-derived fuels. The application of heterogeneous catalysts for biodiesel production can …

Functionalised heterogeneous catalysts for sustainable biomass valorisation

P Sudarsanam, R Zhong, S Van den Bosch… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Efficient transformation of biomass to value-added chemicals and high-energy density fuels
is pivotal for a more sustainable economy and carbon-neutral society. In this framework …

Catalysis in biodiesel production—a review

B Thangaraj, PR Solomon, B Muniyandi… - Clean …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Catalysts play a significant role in transesterification of vegetable oils. Currently, chemical
and biological catalysts are being investigated, and both have their inherent merits and …

Suppressing inhibitory compounds by nanomaterials for highly efficient biofuel production: a review

A Thakur, A Kumar, S Kaya, DVN Vo, A Sharma - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
With the rapid increase in the global population, domestic and industrial energy
consumption is rising at its peak, resulting in the incessant depletion of fossil fuels such as …

Application of nanoparticles in biofuels: an overview

PT Sekoai, CNM Ouma, SP Du Preez, P Modisha… - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
Biofuels are fast advancing as alternative sources of renewable energy due to their non-
polluting features and cost-competitiveness in comparison to fossil fuels. However, in order …

Nanomaterials for biocatalyst immobilization–state of the art and future trends

EP Cipolatti, A Valerio, RO Henriques, DE Moritz… - RSC …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanotechnology is an area that has been growing over the years, being possible nowadays
to find numerous materials constructed at nanoscale. In addition, many applications have …

Immobilization of lipases–A review. Part I: Enzyme immobilization

B Thangaraj, PR Solomon - ChemBioEng Reviews, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Free enzymes employed as biological catalysts have many advantages such as low reaction
time, involving low energy and less waste output when compared to conventional chemical …

Industrial applications of immobilized nano-biocatalysts

M Razzaghi, A Homaei, F Vianello, T Azad… - Bioprocess and …, 2022 - Springer
Immobilized enzyme-based catalytic constructs could greatly improve various industrial
processes due to their extraordinary catalytic activity and reaction specificity. In recent …

Trends in the development of innovative nanobiocatalysts and their application in biocatalytic transformations

E Gkantzou, AV Chatzikonstantinou, R Fotiadou… - Biotechnology …, 2021 - Elsevier
The ever-growing demand for cost-effective and innocuous biocatalytic transformations has
prompted the rational design and development of robust biocatalytic tools. Enzyme …

Fabrication of immobilized Candida rugosa lipase on magnetic Fe3O4-poly (glycidyl methacrylate-co-methacrylic acid) composite as an efficient and recyclable …

W Xie, M Huang - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The development of a magnetically recyclable immobilized lipase for enzymatic biodiesel
production is of great research value to meet the need of green and sustainable …