The production of biodiesel from safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) oil as a potential feedstock and its usage in compression ignition engine: A comprehensive review

MK Yesilyurt, C Cesur, V Aslan, Z Yilbasi - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nowadays, energy consumption is progressively boosting in all sectors because of the rising
in population and enhancing lifestyle. The dependency over fossil-based fuels has been …

Plants are capable of synthesizing animal steroid hormones

D Tarkowská - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
As a result of the findings of scientists working on the biosynthesis and metabolism of
steroids in the plant and animal kingdoms over the past five decades, it has become …

Comparison of emissions and engine performance of safflower and commercial biodiesels

B Gongora, SNM de Souza, D Bassegio… - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Safflower oilseed needs to be studied in detail in relation to the production of biodiesel and
its application in engines to be an alternative to commercial biodiesel used around the …

An Agronomic Evaluation of New Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) Germplasm for Seed and Oil Yields under Mediterranean Climate Conditions

S La Bella, T Tuttolomondo, L Lazzeri, R Matteo, C Leto… - Agronomy, 2019 - mdpi.com
Interest in oilseed crops for agro-industrial research and development projects has
increased in the Mediterranean area, in recent years. Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) is …

Reuse of waste animal fat in biodiesel: Biorefining heavily-degraded contaminant-rich waste animal fat and formulation as diesel fuel additive

M Ndiaye, A Arhaliass, J Legrand, G Roelens… - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Here we report a study on the technical feasibility of using purified animal fat as additive in a
diesel fuel for internal combustion engines. The objective is to obtain a base fat with …

Influence of Seed Priming on Seed Yield, Oil Content and Fatty Acid Composition of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) Grown Under Water Deficit

GA Akbari, S Heshmati, E Soltani… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Safflower oil is a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids that is important for health. Drought
stress can severely decrease the productivity and oil quality of safflower. Thus, in order to …

Crisis due to war: anxiety, depression and stress in the population of 13 Latin American countries

CR Mejia, A Alvarez-Risco… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Sustainability may be at risk in a population that has altered health, according to Sustainable
Development Goal 3 (SDG 3): Health and well-being. The ongoing conflict between Russia …

Na-Ce-modified-SBA-15 as an effective and reusable bimetallic mesoporous catalyst for the sustainable production of biodiesel

EMS Faba, GO Ferrero, JM Dias, GA Eimer - Applied Catalysis A: General, 2020 - Elsevier
With the purpose to compete with the homogeneous catalytic biodiesel production, a highly
efficient bimetallic solid catalyst with high exposed surface, high basicity, and reusable …

Food security and innovative solutions in crop production.

S Kalenska - Plant & Soil Science, 2022 - search.ebscohost.com
Global food and energy crises, rational land use, and environmental conservation are urgent
problems in the world that determine the existence of human civilisation. The success of …

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 …