A review on biochar production from different biomass wastes by recent carbonization technologies and its sustainable applications

YX Seow, YH Tan, NM Mubarak, J Kansedo… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The current environmental pollution and global warming may cause a serious ecological
crisis. The conversion of renewable resources, especially from biomass could be a …

Synthesis of renewable heterogeneous acid catalyst from oil palm empty fruit bunch for glycerol-free biodiesel production

WY Wong, S Lim, YL Pang, SH Shuit, WH Chen… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Interest in biodiesel research has escalated over the years due to dwindling fossil fuel
reserves. The implementation of a carbon-based solid acid catalyst in biodiesel production …

[HTML][HTML] Eco-benign biodiesel production from waste cooking oil using eggshell derived MM-CaO catalyst and condition optimization using RSM approach

F Nadeem, IA Bhatti, A Ashar, M Yousaf, M Iqbal… - Arabian Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) was produced from waste cooking oil (WCO) utilizing
eggshells derived solid base catalyst. Eggshells derived multi modal CaO (MM-CaO) also …

Corrosion challenges and prevention in Ethyl Acetate (EA) production and related processes–An overview

AY Adesina, IB Obot, AA Sorour, S Mtongana… - Engineering Failure …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ethyl Acetate (EA) production plants are among the many industrial facilities where
corrosion is a major concern. EA plant suffers from various forms of corrosion because of the …

Catalytic production of Jatropha biodiesel and hydrogen with magnetic carbonaceous acid and base synthesized from Jatropha hulls

F Zhang, XF Tian, Z Fang, M Shah, YT Wang… - Energy conversion and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Magnetic carbonaceous solid acid (C-SO 3 H@ Fe/JHC) and base (Na 2 SiO 3@ Ni/JRC)
catalysts were synthesized by loading active groups on the carbonaceous supporters …

[HTML][HTML] Design approach for the sustainable synthesis of sulfonated biomass-derived hydrochars and pyrochars for the production of 5-(hydroxymethyl) furfural

D Licursi, AMR Galletti, B Bertini, L Ardemani… - Sustainable Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
The sustainable synthesis of carbon-based sulfonated acid catalysts from biomass is of
paramount importance from the perspective of sustainability. However, the traditional …

Bentonites modified with phosphomolybdic heteropolyacid (HPMo) for biowaste to biofuel production

AN de Oliveira, MA Barbosa de Lima… - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Two bentonites from Paraíba (Northeastern Brazil) were impregnated with heteropoly
phosphomolybdic H3PMo12O40 (HPMo). The materials produced were characterized by …

Sulfonated porous carbon catalysts for biodiesel production: Clear effect of the carbon particle size on the catalyst synthesis and properties

LH Tamborini, ME Casco, MP Militello… - Fuel Processing …, 2016 - Elsevier
Sulfonated porous carbons (PCs-SO 3 H) are prepared by the sol-gel reaction of resorcinol
and formaldehyde. The porosity is maintained during drying using a cationic polyelectrolyte …

Mesoporous silica and carbon based catalysts for esterification and biodiesel fabrication—The effect of matrix surface composition and porosity

EM Björk, MP Militello, LH Tamborini… - Applied Catalysis A …, 2017 - Elsevier
The effects of catalyst matrix porosity composition on the catalytic performance have been
studied using sulfonated mesoporous SBA-15 silica. The matrix was sulfonated with three …

Promoting Effect of Ball Milling on the Functionalization and Catalytic Performance of Carbon Nanotubes in Glycerol Etherification

K Ptaszyńska, A Malaika, K Morawa Eblagon… - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
A facile and eco-friendly approach using in situ-generated 4-benzenediazonium sulfonate
(BDS) was applied to prepare highly functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The …