Castor oil is increasingly becoming an important bio-based raw material for industrial
applications. The oil is non-edible and can be extracted from castor seeds from the castor …

Castor oil is one important raw material that could serve as a renewable feedstock for
industries in the age of exhausting fossil fuels. The chemical composition of oil and the …

Purpose Diminishing fossil resources and environmental concerns associated with their vast
utilization have been in focus by energy policy makers and researchers. Among the different …

Castor plant is a perennial shrub that can grow up to 3–5 m long and found across all the
tropical and subtropical areas of the globe. India ranks first in the world with an average …

Increasing demand for fuels has led to the depletion of our fossil fuel reserves—our primary
dependency for energy needs. Further, the effect of exhaust gases from diesel-fuelled …

Renewable energy generation through biorefineries is increasingly considered as more
sustainable in comparison with fossil-based fuels as well as single-product renewable …

In this study, biodiesel (methyl ester) was produced from Castor Oil (Ricinus communis
L.)(CO) using sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and methanol (CH 3 OH) by the two-step …

Transesterification of castor oil, sunflower oil and mixture of both oils were conducted in a
millichannel reactor with 1.6 mm internal diameter. The flow behavior of the sample in …

Catalysis is the vertebra of most of commercial processes, which utilizes chemical reactions
to transform reagents into value added chemicals. Biodiesel synthesis from animal fats and …

CaO nanoparticles (NP) were synthesized through solution combustion using crude glycerin
(biodiesel by‐product) as the combustion fuel. The synthesized CaO NP were characterized …