A comprehensive review on biodiesel as an alternative energy resource and its characteristics

AE Atabani, AS Silitonga, IA Badruddin… - … and sustainable energy …, 2012 - Elsevier
As the fossil fuels are depleting day by day, there is a need to find out an alternative fuel to
fulfill the energy demand of the world. Biodiesel is one of the best available resources that …

Opportunities and challenges for biodiesel fuel

L Lin, Z Cunshan, S Vittayapadung, S Xiangqian… - Applied energy, 2011 - Elsevier
Fossil fuel resources are decreasing daily. As a renewable energy, biodiesel has been
receiving increasing attention because of the relevance it gains from the rising petroleum …

Potential alternatives to edible oils for biodiesel production–A review of current work

M Balat - Energy conversion and management, 2011 - Elsevier
Biodiesel production is a very modern and technological area for researchers due to the
relevance that it is winning everyday because of the increase in the petroleum price and the …

Biodiesel production from various feedstocks and their effects on the fuel properties

M Canakci, H Sanli - Journal of Industrial Microbiology and …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Biodiesel, which is a new, renewable and biological origin alternative diesel fuel, has been
receiving more attention all over the world due to the energy needs and environmental …

Progress and facts on biodiesel generations, production methods, influencing factors, and reactors: A comprehensive review from 2000 to 2023

N Singh, RK Saluja, HJ Rao, R Kaushal… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In response to the increasing demand for diesel fuel and its shortage, biodiesel has
emerged as a potential alternative. This review thoroughly examines the physicochemical …

A comprehensive review of the properties, performance, combustion, and emissions of the diesel engine fueled with different generations of biodiesel

Y Zhang, Y Zhong, S Lu, Z Zhang, D Tan - Processes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to the increasing air pollution from diesel engines and the shortage of conventional
fossil fuels, many experimental and numerical types of research have been carried out and …

A critical review on suitability and catalytic production of butyl levulinate as a blending molecule for green diesel

KA Ahmad, MH Siddiqui, KK Pant, KDP Nigam… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Butyl levulinate (BL), derived from bio-renewable resources, is a potential blending
molecule for diesel fuel. Thus, essential characteristics such as boiling point, melting point …

Selection of prediction methods for thermophysical properties for process modeling and product design of biodiesel manufacturing

YC Su, YA Liu, CA Diaz Tovar… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2011 - ACS Publications
To optimize biodiesel manufacturing, many reported studies have built simulation models to
quantify the relationship between operating conditions and process performance. For mass …

Investigating almond seed oil as potential biodiesel-based drilling mud

JO Oseh, MNAM Norddin, I Ismail, AR Ismail… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2019 - Elsevier
With increasing strict environmental laws, there is a need for operators to design a benign oil-
based muds (OBMs). In this study, oil extracted from non-edible sweet almond seed (SASO) …

Synthesis of fatty acid methyl ester from the transesterification of high-and low-acid-content crude palm oil (Elaeis guineensis) and karanj oil (Pongamia pinnata) over …

Y Syamsuddin, MN Murat, BH Hameed - Bioresource technology, 2016 - Elsevier
The synthesis of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) from the high-and low-acid-content feedstock
of crude palm oil (CPO) and karanj oil (KO) was conducted over CaO–La 2 O 3–Al 2 O 3 …