Sustainability of direct biodiesel synthesis from microalgae biomass: A critical review

BHH Goh, HC Ong, MY Cheah, WH Chen, KL Yu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microalgae has been identified as a potential feedstock for biodiesel production since its
cultivation requires less cropland compared to conventional oil crops and the high growth …

State of the art review on development of ultrasound-assisted catalytic transesterification process for biodiesel production

SX Tan, S Lim, HC Ong, YL Pang - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
Excessive utilization of petroleum diesel has led to severe environmental pollution.
Biodiesel, which is greener and renewable, can be a potential alternative fuel. Biodiesel is …

Factors affecting the potential of Jatropha curcas for sustainable biodiesel production: A critical review

GA Ewunie, J Morken, OI Lekang, ZD Yigezu - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
Scarcity, insecurity, and severe environmental impact of fossil fuel-based energy
consumption have enthused the production and utilization of alternative energy resources …

Optimization of ZnO incorporation to αFe2O3 nanoparticles as an efficient catalyst for biodiesel production in a sonoreactor: application on the CI engine

B Maleki, SSA Talesh - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Pure αFe 2 O 3 and αFe 2 O 3 1-x/ZnO x (x= 0, 40 and 80 wt%) nanoparticles were
synthesized using the sol-gel method and, then, tested for biodiesel production from canola …

An intensified approach for transesterification of biodiesel from Annona squamosa seed oil using ultrasound-assisted homogeneous catalysis reaction and its process …

MA Sundaramahalingam, S Karthikumar, RS Kumar… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, Annona squamosa seed oil (ASSO) was extracted using ultrasound-assisted
extraction (UAE) and converted into fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) by ultrasound-assisted …

Using Box–Behnken design coupled with response surface methodology for optimizing rapeseed oil expression parameters under heating and freezing conditions

C Demirel, A Kabutey, D Herák, A Sedlaček, Č Mizera… - Processes, 2022 - mdpi.com
The effect of heating and freezing pretreatments on rapeseed oil yield and the volume of oil
energy under uniaxial compression loading was investigated. Four separate experiments …

Feedstocks, catalysts, process variables and techniques for biodiesel production by one-pot extraction-transesterification: a review

M Ahmed, A Abdullah, DS Patle, M Shahadat… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Biodiesel is a sustainable alternative to petroleum diesel. The main bottlenecks in the
commercialization of biodiesel are production costs and suitable industrial techniques to …

Pour point and yield simultaneous improvement of alkyl esters produced by ultrasound-assisted in the presence of αFe2O3/ZnO: RSM approach

B Maleki, SSA Talesh - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract αFe 2 O 3/ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized as a heterogeneous catalyst to
produce biodiesel by transesterification of canola oil under ultrasonic irradiation …

Investigation on the effect of ultrasound irradiation on biodiesel properties and transesterification parameters

VS Ponnappan, DB Munuswamy, B Nagappan… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
This work examines the effect of ultrasound irradiation (UI) on biodiesel properties and
transesterification parameters. Methanol content, reaction time, reaction temperature, and …

Ultrasonic assisted oil extraction and biodiesel synthesis of spent coffee ground

BHH Goh, HC Ong, CT Chong, WH Chen, KY Leong… - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Spent Coffee Ground (SCG) was studied as a potential source of oil feedstock for
biodiesel production as an alternative waste utilisation instead of being disposed as …