The production and use of biodiesel has seen a quantum jump in the recent past due to
benefits associated with its ability to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG). There are large …

Lipases (triacylglycerol hydrolases EC 3.1. 1.3) are enzymes produced by mammals, plants,
fungi and bacteria that catalyze the hydrolysis of triacylglycerols into glycerol and fatty acids …

Though a considerable number of publications about biodiesel can be found in literature,
several problems remain unsolved, encompassing economical, social, and technical issues …

Sepiolite and palygorskite are natural microfibrous clay minerals whose particular structural,
morphological and textural features are useful for the preparation of a wide variety of …

Lipases have large differences with respect to the source (animal, plant or microbial cells)
and the cheapest preparation commercially available is isolated from porcine pancreas …

Biodiesel is a sustainable, non-toxic, biodegradable diesel fuel substitute that can be
employed in current diesel car infrastructure without major modifications in the engines. It …

Methods of pretreatment and transesterification of waste cooking oils (WCOs) to yield fatty
acid alkyl esters (biodiesel) qualitatively comparable with fossil diesel fuels have been …

Many countries are immersed in several strategies to reduce the carbon dioxide (CO2)
emissions of internal combustion engines. One option is the substitution of these engines by …

The biotechnological production of biodiesel is based on transesterification/esterification
reactions between a source of fatty acids and a short‐chain alcohol, usually methanol …

This critical review introduces a discussion on the influence of preparative procedures
(nanofabrication) of nanostructured hybrids and biohybrids, comparing their structural and …