The demand for petroleum has been rising rapidly due to increasing industrialization and
modernization. This economic development has led to a huge demand for energy, most of …

The establishment of quality standards for biodiesel was a key step to win the confidence of
the market and the automotive industry, thus ensuring the success of the new fuel. In this …

Lipases are being extensively researched for the production of biodiesel as a “silver bullet”
in order to avoid the drawbacks of the traditional alkaline transesterification. In this review …

The analysis of fatty acid (FA) esters by gas chromatography and flame ionization detector
(FID) normally uses the normalization method. However, if one FA is wrongly estimated, the …

Periodically, during petroleum shortage, fatty acids and their derivatives have been used as
alternative fuels to those derived from petroleum. Different approaches have been proposed …

In this work, the production of light diesel like fractions by thermal catalytic cracking of crude
palm oil (Elaeis guineensis, Jacq.) has been systematically investigated in pilot scale. The …

Superacid sulfated titania catalyst, TiO2/SO4 (TS-series), have been prepared via the sol–
gel technique, with different sulfate concentrations. The relation of structure and catalytic …

Periodically, during petroleum shortages, vegetable oils and their derivatives have been
proposed as alternatives to petroleum diesel fuel. Different approaches have been …

An analytical method using high performance liquid chromatography with UV detection
(HPLC‑UV)(method A) was used for simultaneous determination of total amounts of …

The search for alternative fuel sources is indispensable to reduce the dependence from
petroleum fuels. Biodiesel which is produced from oils and fats is an excellent substitute for …