A review of the feedstocks, catalysts, and intensification techniques for sustainable biodiesel production

M Athar, S Zaidi - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to the dwindling crude oil resources and the detrimental environmental effects of toxic
emissions from conventional diesel, biodiesel has gained importance over the last few years …

Potential of fat, oil and grease (FOG) for biodiesel production: A critical review on the recent progress and future perspectives

AEF Abomohra, M Elsayed, S Esakkimuthu… - Progress in Energy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Wastewater discharges from restaurants, kitchens, food processing plants and
slaughterhouses contain high proportion of fat, oil, and grease (FOG). Critical overview on …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review on food waste management for the production of materials and biofuel

A Lahiri, S Daniel, R Kanthapazham, R Vanaraj… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Increasing demand for fuels and chemicals, exacerbated by factors such as overpopulation,
the threat of global warming, and the scarcity of fossil resources, puts a strain on our …

Recent advances on biodiesel production from waste cooking oil (WCO): A review of reactors, catalysts, and optimization techniques impacting the production

L Rocha-Meneses, A Hari, A Inayat, LA Yousef… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The continued economic growth registered since the 1970 s has contributed to an increase
in the demand and supply of energy in the main end-use sectors: electricity, heating …

Biodiesel production from waste cooking oil: an efficient technique to convert waste into biodiesel

S Sadaf, J Iqbal, I Ullah, HN Bhatti, S Nouren… - Sustainable cities and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Biodiesel production from waste oils is an attractive option to produce biodiesel
economically, but high free fatty acids (FFA) in waste oils are a serious bottleneck for the …

[HTML][HTML] A review on biodiesel feedstocks and production technologies

AS Elgharbawy, W Sadik, OM Sadek… - Journal of the Chilean …, 2021 - SciELO Chile
Biodiesel is a long-chain fatty acid ester made from renewed and biological raw materials
such as used cooking, animal fat, vegetable oil, and algae. Biodiesel is a renewable and …

Life cycle assessment of biodiesel production utilising waste date seed oil and a novel magnetic catalyst: A circular bioeconomy approach

KS Al-Mawali, AI Osman, H Ala'a, N Mehta, F Jamil… - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The utilisation of waste biomass in biodiesel production as a sustainable energy source can
lead to the incorporation of circular bioeconomy principles in the current economic systems …

The conundrum of waste cooking oil: Transforming hazard into energy

WH Foo, WY Chia, DYY Tang, SSN Koay… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Waste cooking oil (WCO) is considered as one of the hazardous wastes because improper
disposal of WCO can cause significant environmental problems such as blockages of drains …

Biomass‐derived sulfonated polycyclic aromatic carbon catalysts for biodiesel production by esterification reaction

N Yadav, G Yadav… - Biofuels, Bioproducts and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Sulfonated polycyclic aromatic carbon (SPAC) catalysts have specific surface characteristics
owing to the presence of two types of functional groups: SO3H (sulfonic) and oxygen …

Life cycle assessment of waste cooking oil for biodiesel production using waste chicken eggshell derived CaO as catalyst via transesterification

ZL Chung, YH Tan, Y San Chan, J Kansedo… - Biocatalysis and …, 2019 - Elsevier
There are plentiful experimental studies on biomass as heterogeneous catalyst and its
reasonable cost, it can be a potential catalyst feedstock for biodiesel production. This study …