The demand for petroleum has been rising rapidly due to increasing industrialization and
modernization. This economic development has led to a huge demand for energy, most of …

The depletion of fossil fuels has heightened research and utilization of renewable energy
such as biodiesel. However, this has thrown up another challenge of significant increase in …

Nowadays, the transport sector is one of the main sources of greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions and air pollution in cities. The use of renewable energies is therefore imperative …

On January 1 2008, Brazil included yet another element into its energy matrix: biodiesel. The
predominant biodiesel production process involves a phase of transesterification that yields …

Liquid biofuels like biodiesel and bioethanol are crucial in the transition to low-carbon and
high-energy alternatives to fossil fuels. One significant by-product of biodiesel production is …

The foreseeable increase of bioethanol production by distilleries will inevitably lead to an
important increase in production of the associated effluent, namely vinasse. Due to its high …

Fifteen eukaryotic microorganisms were tested for their ability to assimilate biodiesel derived
waste glycerol and convert it into value-added metabolic products. For this purpose yeast …

Energy fuels for transportation and electricity generation are mainly derived from finite and
declining reserves of fossil hydrocarbons. Fossil hydrocarbons are also used to produce a …

Biodiesel being one of the most promising renewable biofuels has seen rapid increase in
production capacity due to high demand for diesel replacement; along with oversupply of its …

Glycerol as a low-cost by-product of the biodiesel industry can be considered a renewable
building block for biorefineries. In this work, the conversion of raw glycerol to nine added …