A review on novel processes of biodiesel production from waste cooking oil

A Talebian-Kiakalaieh, NAS Amin, H Mazaheri - Applied Energy, 2013 - Elsevier
Fossil fuel depletion, environmental concerns, and steep hikes in the price of fossil fuels are
driving scientists to search for alternative fuels. The characteristics of biodiesel have made …

Competitive liquid biofuels from biomass

A Demirbas - Applied Energy, 2011 - Elsevier
The cost of biodiesels varies depending on the feedstock, geographic area, methanol prices,
and seasonal variability in crop production. Most of the biodiesel is currently made from …

Conversion of food waste to energy: A focus on sustainability and life cycle assessment

A Sridhar, A Kapoor, PS Kumar, M Ponnuchamy… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Rapid industrialization and population growth have resulted in the wastage of significant
quantity of food globally throughout the value chain right from harvesting to storage …

Optimization of variable compression ratio diesel engine fueled with Zinc oxide nanoparticles and biodiesel emulsion using response surface methodology

RH Vali, AT Hoang, MM Wani, HS Pali… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
In the current work, the optimization of engine parameters like compression ratio and ZnO
nano-particles along with diesel-biodiesel emulsion have been explored to improve the …

Progress in biodiesel processing

M Balat, H Balat - Applied energy, 2010 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is a notable alternative to the widely used petroleum-derived diesel fuel since it
can be generated by domestic natural sources such as soybeans, rapeseeds, coconuts, and …

Potential alternatives to edible oils for biodiesel production–A review of current work

M Balat - Energy conversion and management, 2011 - Elsevier
Biodiesel production is a very modern and technological area for researchers due to the
relevance that it is winning everyday because of the increase in the petroleum price and the …

Biofuels from algae for sustainable development

MF Demirbas - Applied energy, 2011 - Elsevier
Microalgae are photosynthetic microorganisms that can produce lipids, proteins and
carbohydrates in large amounts over short periods of time. These products can be …

Influence of injection timing on performance, combustion and emission characteristics of Jatropha biodiesel engine

T Ganapathy, RP Gakkhar, K Murugesan - Applied energy, 2011 - Elsevier
The study of effect of injection timing along with engine operating parameters in Jatropha
biodiesel engine is important as they significantly affect its performance and emissions. The …

Effective conversion of non-edible oil with high free fatty acid into biodiesel by sulphonated carbon catalyst

FA Dawodu, O Ayodele, J Xin, S Zhang, D Yan - Applied energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Interest in biodiesel research has increased over the years due to diminishing petroleum
reserves but biodiesel has to be derived from non-edible oils in order to avoid the …

An expatiate review of neem, jatropha, rubber and karanja as multipurpose non-edible biodiesel resources and comparison of their fuel, engine and emission …

M Takase, T Zhao, M Zhang, Y Chen, H Liu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
The demand for petroleum has risen rapidly due to increasing industrialization and
modernization of the world. The limited reserve of the fossil fuels is also dwindling alongside …