Stricter environmental norms and fossil fuel pollution call for cleaner fuels such as biodiesel.
However, depending on the biomass source, biodiesel combustion may emit pollutants such …

Glycerol is a colorless, odorless, and non-toxic compound and has application in food, paint,
and pharmaceutical industries. At an industrial scale, glycerol (GL) commonly forms as a by …

Biochar can be used as an adsorbent to remove hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)) from water
containing pollutant due to its low cost of production, non-toxicity, improved textural qualities …

Herein, fatty acid (oleic acid, OA) was upgraded to fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) via
esterification reaction using sulfonated biochar obtained from eucalyptus tree shed bark as …

Aquaculture generates significant amount of processing wastes (more than 500 million
pounds annually in the United States), the bulk of which ends up in the environment or is …

The present research explored the sustainable production of biodiesel from mixed oils of
marine macroalgae and non-edible seeds using a sulphonated Zinc doped recyclable …

A new catalyst was successfully prepared by functionalization of the lignin-carbohydrate
complex structure in the Eragrostis tef straw via simultaneous carbonization and sulfonation …

In this study, biorefinery residues and biomass ash were used to develop sulfonated carbon-
based solid-acid catalysts to enhance xylan hydrolysis. Metals extracted from the biomass …

Aiming to achieve a more sustainable and competitive biodiesel production process, the co-
produced glycerin must be valorized. Since the glycerin market is saturated due to the …

Herein, esterification of oleic acid (OA) over tosylic acid functionalized eucalyptus bark
biochar (TsOH-MBC) to synthesize fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) was investigated. The …