The exploitation of petrochemical hydrocarbons is compromising ecosystem and human
health and biotechnological research is increasingly focusing on sustainable materials from …

The manufacturing and consumption of plastic products have steadily increased over the
past decades due to rising global demand, resulting not only in the depletion of petroleum …

Biodiesel production from waste cooking oil (WCO) provides an alternative energy means of
producing liquid fuels from biomass for various uses. Biodiesel production by recycling WCO …

The production of biodiesel was carried out from canola oil and methanol catalysed by
lipase from Candida rugosa under different ultrasonic experimental conditions using horn …

Torularhodin and torulene are two widespread microbial carotenoids with relatively few
studies, as compared to other nutraceutical carotenoids such as β-carotene, lycopene and …

Microalgae have high nutritional values for aquatic organisms compared to fish meal,
because microalgae cells are rich in proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates. However, the high …

Background Solid acid catalyst was prepared from Kraft lignin by chemical activation with
phosphoric acid, pyrolysis and sulfuric acid. This catalyst had high acid density as …

Biodiesel is a long chain fatty acid alkyl ester molecule with robust characteristics suitable
for both environment and as alternate energy resources. This paper aimed in summarizing …

Aquatic environments serve as a sink for anthropogenic discharges. A significant part of the
discharge is tire wear, which is increasingly being released into the environment, causing …

The role of microwave treatment as a precursor to lipid extraction from Nannochloropsis
oculata using solvent extraction was investigated. Two microwave power settings were …