Fabrication and optimization of nanocatalyst for biodiesel production: an overview

S Bano, AS Ganie, S Sultana, S Sabir… - Frontiers in Energy …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Necessity and exploitation of fossil fuel products are implacable in serving the needs of
humanity despite being a finite and limited resource. To meet the thrust of energy, biofuels …

Toward an Environmentally Friendly Future: An Overview of Biofuels from Corn and Potential Alternatives in Hemp and Cucurbits

J Visković, D Dunđerski, B Adamović, G Jaćimović… - Agronomy, 2024 - mdpi.com
Increased energy consumption and climate change, driven by greenhouse gas emissions,
pose significant risks to global sustainability. Concerns about using agricultural land for fuel …

RSM modelling and yield prediction of base-catalyzed transesterification of pumpkin-seed oil to biodiesel: artificial neural network, kinetics, and thermodynamics

CV Isichei, PE Ovuoraye, CA Igwegbe, E Fetahi… - Biofuels, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
The study examined the extraction of bio-oil from pumpkin seed and compared the
optimization of the production of Fatty acid ethyl ester (FAEE) via the transesterification …

Biodiesel potential of Cucumeropsis mannii (white melon) seed oil: A neglected and underutilized resource in Nigeria

BO Ezema, KO Omeje, JN Ozioko… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
A major challenge in the biodiesel industry is the availability of high-quality vegetable oil
feedstocks. Thus, there is a continuous search for quality biodiesel feedstock whose …

Production and evaluation of physicochemical, rheological, and tribological properties of Cucurbita pepo L. seed oil

ND Choudhury, N Saha, S Bhaumik… - Biomass Conversion and …, 2023 - Springer
In recent years, vegetable oils are seen as a safe alternative to mineral oil–based lubricants.
In the present work, preliminary evaluation of the physicochemical, corrosion, thermal …

Tribological characterisation of bio lubricant from cucurbita pepo L. seed oil

I Hossain Mondal, M Baruah… - Advances in Materials …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years Bio-lubricants much desired in numerous applications in machineries due to
their renewable characteristics, which have high biodegradable nature and produce fewer …

Suitability Evaluation of Pumpkin Seed Oil Biodiesel as a Possible Diesel for Zambia

DJ Jimmy, AI Muthali… - Current Journal of …, 2023 - article.researchpromo.com
The global concern about ways through which fuels, are free from greenhouse gases and
other environmental contaminants has been growing. The solution can be achieved by …

Thermal Performances of Neat Bio-diesels in Compression Ignition Engine for Diesel Fuel Substitution

M Saikia, B Bikash, DK Bora… - 2018 2nd International …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Over a number of years, the researchers have been exploring relentlessly different
biodiesels as an alternative to diesel fuel. Biodiesel is comprised of mono-alkyl esters of …

Synthesis, Characterization and Optimization of Essential Oil from Pumpkin Seed

ME Guye, MD Dabaro - International Journal of Chemical …, 2021 - chemical.journalspub.info
The main aim of this research work was extraction, characterization and optimization of
essential oil from pumpkin seed, cucurbita pepo variety using ethanol as a solvent. The …

Optimizing the Transesterification Efficiency of Pumpkin Seed Bio-Oil through Response Surface Methodology Approach

V Hariram, V Nagapraveen, R Jaganathan, JG John… - 2020 - sae.org
Biodiesel production from Cucurbita pepo L. was explored in the present investigation. Bio-
oil extraction from pumpkin seed was achieved using Soxhlet extraction method …