An overview on the recent advancements of sustainable heterogeneous catalysts and prominent continuous reactor for biodiesel production

J Gupta, M Agarwal, AK Dalai - Journal of Industrial and Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is a renewable energy source. However, high production cost, low product
efficiency, and long reaction time have been the main technical challenges in biodiesel …

An overview on the production of biodiesel enabled by continuous flow methodologies

C Carlucci - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biodiesel was produced via transesterification reaction catalyzed by acids, bases, enzymes
or supercritical fluids. The catalysis was homogeneous or heterogeneous and the process …

Optimization of biodiesel production from mixture of edible and nonedible vegetable oils

J Gupta, M Agarwal, AK Dalai - Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 2016 - Elsevier
In the present study, optimization of biodiesel production from mixture of edible and
nonedible vegetable oils with low to high free fatty acid (FFA) has been investigated. The …

Strategies for Biodiesel Production with the Role of Reactors Technologies: A Comprehensive Review

HK Ismaeel, TM Albayati, HA Dhahad… - … and Processing-Process …, 2024 - Elsevier
There is no sustainability to fossil fuels. Consequently, energy from renewable sources must
meet both present-day and future demand. Fossil fuel consumption has consistently …

Intensified transesterification of mixture of edible and nonedible oils in reverse flow helical coil reactor for biodiesel production

J Gupta, M Agarwal, AK Dalai - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
A single flow helical coil reactor (SFHR) and reverse flow helical coil reactor (RFHR) were
designed for continuous biodiesel synthesis from a mixture of oils using KOH. BBD (Box …

Intensified production of biodiesel using a spinning disk reactor

KJ Chen, YS Chen - Chemical engineering and processing: process …, 2014 - Elsevier
This work achieves continuous transesterification of soybean oil and methanol in a spinning
disk reactor. The effects of the methanol-to-oil molar ratio, catalyst type, catalyst …

Influence of co-solvent on the production of biodiesel in batch and continuous process

S Sakthivel, S Halder, PD Gupta - International journal of green …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this research is to investigate the effects of residence time and reaction
temperature on the yield of fatty acid methyl ester (biodiesel) with and without presence of …

Overview on different reactors for biodiesel production

VC Akubude, KF Jaiyeoba, TF Oyewusi… - Biodiesel …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiesel is alternative source of energy which has gained wide research input.
Notwithstanding, its wide utilization in energy systems like fossil fuel is still facing challenges …

[HTML][HTML] Energy ratio of produced biodiesel in hydrodynamic cavitation reactor equipped with LabVIEW controller and artificial intelligence

L Naderloo - Energy Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
This research utilized a combined hydrodynamic cavitation reactor to produce biodiesel. The
reactor worked automatically with the help of a controller designed by LabVIEW. For this …

Effect of pentanol-biodiesel blends on performance and emission characteristics of the diesel engine

N Jeyakumar, B Narayanasamy - International Journal of Ambient …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Identification of next generation bio-fuels like pentanol has emerged as a suitable solution to
increased demand for alternate sources of energy. The present work deals with the effect of …