Biobased heterogeneous renewable catalysts: Production technologies, innovations, biodiesel applications and circular bioeconomy

PK Sarangi, AK Singh, SV Ganachari… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
The growing population and waste biomass accumulation are leading to increased
environmental pollution and climate change. Waste biomass comprising different …

Active sites engineered biomass-carbon as a catalyst for biodiesel production: Process optimization using RSM and life cycle assessment

S Ao, SP Gouda, M Selvaraj, R Boddula… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Herein, we aimed at the production of porous biochar by simultaneous activation-
graphitization. The active sites engineered biochar catalyst was functionalized using 4-DBS …

Current progress and future outlooks of microwave-irradiated biodiesel production: A holistic review

D Rhithuparna, N Ghosh, SL Rokhum… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
With the rampant dwindling of fossil fuel reserves and rising environmental concerns such
as global warming, initiatives to find a solution to address these issues have become crucial …

Snail shell derived magnetic nanocatalysts for biodiesel production: Process optimization through response surface methodology, kinetics, and thermodynamic …

S Ao, HF Greer, LA Alghamdi, U Rashid, G Halder… - Biomass and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, calcium oxide-magnetite (CaO-Fe₃O₄) nanocomposites (NCs) were
synthesized from waste inorganic biomass (snail shells) using sequential calcination …

Valorization of Bambusa striata shavings into functional superparamagnetic material and its application in biodiesel production: response surface optimization …

A Das, B Kumbhakar, P Pachfule, G Baskar, H Li… - Process Safety and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Herein, a novel highly porous biomass-based (Bambusa vulgaris striata) magnetic solid acid
catalyst was developed for the first time via simultaneous activation and magnetization …

Response surface optimization, kinetics, thermodynamics, and life cycle cost analysis of biodiesel production from Jatropha curcas oil using biomass-based functional …

K Saikia, A Das, AH Sema, S Basumatary, NS Moyon… - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
A highly efficient activated porous catalyst, BPAC-500-S, derived from waste banana peels
through a novel synthesis involving pyrolysis; and functionalization with 4-benzene …

Transesterification of acidic palm oil using solid waste/CaO as a bifunctional catalyst

J Liu, T Lin, S Niu, J Zhu, Z Yang, J Geng, S Liu… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Conventional solid base catalysts are difficult to adapt to the low-grade oil used in the
industrial production of biodiesel due to the high acidity. In this paper, an acid-base …

[HTML][HTML] Microwave-assisted biodiesel synthesis from waste cooking oil: Exploring the potential of carob pod-derived solid base catalyst

B Oladipo, S Qasana, SC Zini, N Menemene… - Fuel Processing …, 2024 - Elsevier
This work examined the potency of carob (Ceratonia siliqua) pod as a heterogeneous base
catalyst for converting waste cooking oil (WCO) into biodiesel via a microwave irradiation …

Biodiesel production using a banana peel extract-mediated highly basic heterogeneous nanocatalyst

A Satapathy, K Saikia, SL Rokhum - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Greener methods for the production of nanoparticles (NPs) are highly investigated to
minimize the harmfulness of chemical synthetic processes. In this study, CaO (calcium …

Modified banana peel biochar-based green nanocatalyst for biodiesel production and its utilization to improve diesel engine performance and emission

Y Mao, Y Jiang, X Shao, X Lv, J Ma, S Cen - Process Safety and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study introduces the integration of catalyst green, waste oil, and ultrasonication
procedure for biodiesel synthesis, thereby addressing existing gaps in the present paper. In …