Hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) is a critical step in upgrading biomass-derived feedstocks to
renewable fuels and valuable chemicals. Water plays the role of solvent, reactant, or …

ZrO 2-based catalysts are remarkable catalyst with unique advantageous in
transesterification and esterification for biodiesel production. Various modifications have …

Biomass-derived value-added materials such as levulinic acid (LA) are favorable natural
resources for producing ester-based biolubricants owing to their biodegradability …

A set of unprecedented (mesoporous SnO 2/ZrSiO 4) solids has been synthesized via the
ultrasound-assisted co-precipitation path. The impact of silica dopant content (ranged …

Biodiesel, a significant kind of renewable clean energy source, has largely alleviated the
environmental pressures that are now taking a sinister form. In this study, N-doped …

Tin zirconium oxide catalysts (Sn-based TMO s) were successfully prepared with three
different methods, ultrasonic-assisted hydrothermal, sol-gel, and traditional precipitation …

Highly active and exclusive transesterifications of methyl 10-undecenoate with alcohols
(cyclohexanemethanol, 1, 4-cyclohexanedimethanol, 10-undecen-1-ol, 3-hexanol) have …

Transesterification of ethyl 10-undecenoate (derived from castor oil) with
cyclohexanemethanol over a CaO catalyst (prebaked at 300° C) gave undec-10-enoate …

The preparation methods of hydrophobic materials such as zeolites, modified silicas and
polymers has been reviewed. Particular attention has been paid to the characterization …

Catalytic esterification of glycerol with oleic acid (OA) was optimized over hydrophobic
mesoporous zirconia-silica heterogeneous acid catalyst (ZrO2-SiO2-Me&Et-PhSO3H) and …