Recent development of advanced processing technologies for biodiesel production: A critical review

MA Bashir, S Wu, J Zhu, A Krosuri, MU Khan… - Fuel Processing …, 2022 - Elsevier
To move away from fossil fuels, biodiesel provides a sustainable alternative to addressing
the socioeconomic and sustainable fuel problems. For biodiesel to be competitive …

[HTML][HTML] Production of biofuels options by contribution of effective and suitable enzymes: Technological developments and challenges

R Singh, S Langyan, B Rohtagi, S Darjee… - Materials Science for …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biofuels can be produced from the organic material that can replace fossil fuels effectively to
save environment. Various biofuels such as biodiesel, biohydrogen, bioethanol, biogas are …

Integrated microsystems for lipase-catalyzed biodiesel production and glycerol removal by extraction or ultrafiltration

M Gojun, A Šalić, B Zelić - Renewable energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Competition among renewable energy sources in today's market is growing rapidly.
Renewables have grown to the point where they are taking significant material market share …

Catalytic biodiesel production from Jatropha curcas oil: A comparative analysis of microchannel, fixed bed, and microwave reactor systems with recycled ZSM-5 …

E Sathiyamoorthi, J Lee, S Devanesan, SD Priya… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, we studied the conversion of Jatropha curcas oil to biodiesel by using three
distinct reactor systems: microchannel, fixed bed, and microwave reactors. ZSM-5 was used …

A systematic review of enzymatic kinetics in microreactors

T Sokač Cvetnić, A Šalić, M Benković, T Jurina… - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
Microreactors have become an efficient tool for many enzymatic reactions because the
laminar fluid flow within the microchannel enables precise process control, rapid mixing, and …

Fabrication of novel microreactors in-house and their performance analysis via continuous production of biodiesel

HA Yusuf, SMZ Hossain, S Aloraibi, NJ Alzaabi… - … and Processing-Process …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microreactors enhance biodiesel yields due to their more efficient mixing mechanisms and
faster mass transfer rates than conventional batch processes. In this investigation …

Microfluidic reactor with immobilized enzyme-from construction to applications: A review

H Zhang, Y Bai, N Zhu, J Xu - Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Microfluidic, as the systems for using microchannel (micron-or sub-micron scale) to process
or manipulate microflow, is being widely applied in enzyme biotechnology and biocatalysis …

Recent advances in feedstock and lipase research and development towards commercialization of enzymatic biodiesel

V Zambare, R Patankar, B Bhusare, L Christopher - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biodiesel is a biodegradable, renewable, and carbon-neutral alternative to petroleum diesel
that can contribute to the global effort of minimizing the use of fossil fuels and meeting the …

Recent developments in microreactor technology for biocatalysis applications

EJS Brás, V Chu, JP Conde… - Reaction Chemistry & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Biocatalytic processes are amongst the most cost efficient and sustainable methods of
production of high-value biological compounds, as well as several chemical commodities …

Transesterification in microreactors—Overstepping obstacles and shifting towards biodiesel production on a microscale

M Gojun, M Bačić, A Ljubić, A Šalić, B Zelić - Micromachines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Biodiesel, which was earlier used only as an alternative fuel, is now an indispensable
component of commercial diesel. Conventional production processes are unable to cope …