The accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere resulting from the extensive use
of fossil fuels and the depletion of oil reserves due to the increasing demands for energy …

Many countries are immersed in several strategies to reduce the carbon dioxide (CO2)
emissions of internal combustion engines. One option is the substitution of these engines by …

The present work reports the experimental outcomes of a single cylinder diesel engine
concerning performance, combustion and emission characteristics using 25% of Pumpkin …

A series of homogeneous iridium bis (N-heterocyclic carbene) catalysts are active for three
transformations involving dehydrogenative methanol activation: acceptorless …

A major obstacle in the commercialization of biodiesel is its susceptibility to oxidation when
exposed to air and light. Approaches to improving the oxidative stability of biofuels include …

Many countries produced biodiesel from crude vegetable oil. However, current vegetable oil
feedstock to produce biodiesel slow the growth of biodiesel blend implementation due to the …

Fossil fuels as the main energy source of every country now predicted will be ended no
more than 40 years. Therefore, alternative fuel such as biofuel has been developed by many …

Dwindling reserves and steeply increasing prices of the fossil-fuels, concern over climatic
change due to release of anthropogenic greenhouse gases and the strict environmental …

The delay in the energy transition, focused in the replacement of fossil diesel with biodiesel,
is mainly caused by the need of reducing the costs associated to the transesterification …

Innovative and renewable polymers and additives are the focus of increased research due
to public and environmental pressure. There has been a recent uptick in interest from …