Biodiesel and renewable diesel: a comparison

G Knothe - Progress in energy and combustion science, 2010 - Elsevier
The search for alternatives to petroleum-based fuels has led to the development of fuels
from various sources, including renewable feedstocks such as fats and oils. Several types of …

Catalytic deoxygenation of microalgae oil to green hydrocarbons

C Zhao, T Brück, JA Lercher - Green Chemistry, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Microalgae are high potential raw biomass material for triglyceride feedstock, due to their
high oil content and rapid growth rate, and because algae cultivation does not compete with …

Catalytic applications in the production of biodiesel from vegetable oils

A Sivasamy, KY Cheah, P Fornasiero… - … Energy & Materials, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Fat Cats: The production of biodiesel from vegetable oils and animal fats through
transesterification and cracking is an emerging sector of the modern chemical industry …

Fluid catalytic cracking of biomass-derived oils and their blends with petroleum feedstocks: a review

M Al-Sabawi, J Chen, S Ng - Energy & Fuels, 2012 - ACS Publications
To reduce the carbon footprint and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with heavy
crude oil/bitumen upgrading and refining in the production of clean transportation fuels …

The current status and perspectives of biofuel production via catalytic cracking of edible and non-edible oils

YK Ong, S Bhatia - Energy, 2010 - Elsevier
Biofuel development has gained the attention of researchers in recent years owing to the
rate of depletion of fossil fuels. Several processes are currently employed in the …

Catalytic cracking of edible and non-edible oils for the production of biofuels

N Taufiqurrahmi, S Bhatia - Energy & Environmental Science, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Biofuels have become an attractive alternative fuel because of their possible environmental
benefits and the current concern over the depletion of fossil fuel sources. The demand for …

Cracking of a rapeseed vegetable oil under realistic FCC conditions

X Dupain, DJ Costa, CJ Schaverien, M Makkee… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2007 - Elsevier
A rapeseed vegetable oil, pure and blended with conventional FCC feedstock, has been
catalytically cracked with a commercial equilibrium catalyst under realistic FCC conditions …

Utilization of triglycerides and related feedstocks for production of clean hydrocarbon fuels and petrochemicals: a review

I Kubičková, D Kubička - Waste and Biomass Valorization, 2010 - Springer
Catalytic deoxygenation of triglycerides and related feedstocks for production of biofuels is
reviewed in this paper. Green diesel, triglyceride-based hydrocarbons in diesel boiling …

Thermochemical conversion of triglycerides for production of drop-in liquid fuels

J Xu, J Jiang, J Zhao - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for transportation fuels, coupled with the depletion of petroleum
resources and growing environmental concerns necessitates the development of efficient …

Fast pyrolysis of microalgae in a falling solids reactor: effects of process variables and zeolite catalysts

A Campanella, MP Harold - Biomass and bioenergy, 2012 - Elsevier
Non-catalytic and catalytic pyrolysis of microalgae were carried out to generate an organic
liquid fuel precursor. The impacts of several process variables on the fast pyrolysis in a …