Catalysis in biodiesel production—a review

B Thangaraj, PR Solomon, B Muniyandi… - Clean …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Catalysts play a significant role in transesterification of vegetable oils. Currently, chemical
and biological catalysts are being investigated, and both have their inherent merits and …

A comprehensive review on nanocatalysts and nanobiocatalysts for biodiesel production in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brazil and USA

HI Mahdi, NN Ramlee, JL da Silva Duarte, YS Cheng… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is an alternative to fossil-derived diesel with similar properties and several
environmental benefits. Biodiesel production using conventional catalysts such as …

Novel Co3O4 decorated with rGO nanocatalyst to boost microwave-assisted biodiesel production and as nano-additive to enhance the performance-emission …

B Maleki, YK Venkatesh, H Esmaeili, M Haddadi… - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel Co 3 O 4 decorated with rGO nanocatalyst was utilized in synergy with
microwave heating as a novel approach for the generation of biodiesel. In this process …

Yield optimization and fuel properties evaluation of the biodiesel derived from avocado pear waste

EC Chimezie, Z Wang, Y Yu, UC Nonso… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work used a solvent extraction technique to obtain oil from avocado pear seeds and
peels. Next, this extracted oil was pre-treated with methanol and H 2 SO 4 to decrease its …

Advances in Metal Oxide‐based Nanocatalysts for Biodiesel Production: A Review

NC Joshi, P Gururani, P Bhatnagar… - ChemBioEng …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The demand for renewable fuels has risen as a result of increasing human population,
urbanization, industrialization, and transport systems. Biodiesel production using metal …

Catalytic deoxygenation of palm oil and its residue in green diesel production: A current technological review

HI Mahdi, A Bazargan, G McKay, NIW Azelee… - … Research and Design, 2021 - Elsevier
Worldwide consumption of energy produced from fossil fuels is forecasted to grow. This
trend leads to both environmental pollution and the depletion of fossil fuel resources. Green …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing oxidative stability of biodiesel using fruit peel waste extracts blend: Comparison of predictive modelling via RSM and ANN techniques

U Bello, NA Amran, MSH Ruslan, EH Yáñez… - Results in …, 2024 - Elsevier
This work harnessed the potentials of banana, mango, and palm fruit peels as green
sources of natural antioxidants whose liquid extracts were recovered via supercritical fluid …

Ultrasonic assisted oil extraction and biodiesel synthesis of spent coffee ground

BHH Goh, HC Ong, CT Chong, WH Chen, KY Leong… - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Spent Coffee Ground (SCG) was studied as a potential source of oil feedstock for
biodiesel production as an alternative waste utilisation instead of being disposed as …

A review on acidic metal oxide-based materials towards heterogeneous catalytic biodiesel production via esterification process

E Bekhradinassab, M Haghighi, M Shabani - Fuel, 2025 - Elsevier
This review paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the catalytic mechanisms involved
in the esterification reaction essential for biodiesel production. The study begins by outlining …

Chemical characterization of oil and biodiesel from Common Purslane (Portulaca) seed as novel weed plant feedstock

SS Hoseini, G Najafi, A Sadeghi - Industrial Crops and Products, 2019 - Elsevier
In this research, Portulaca seed oil was studied as a feedstock for biodiesel production.
Portulaca is a type of weed that is able to grow in most weather conditions. The process of …