Catalytic transformation of biomass derivatives to value‐added chemicals and fuels in continuous flow microreactors

A Hommes, HJ Heeres, J Yue - ChemCatChem, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Biomass as a renewable and abundantly available carbon source is a promising alternative
to fossil resources for the production of chemicals and fuels. The development of biobased …

Towards rapid and sustainable synthesis of biodiesel: A review of effective parameters and scale-up potential of intensification technologies for enzymatic biodiesel …

MY Liow, W Gourich, MY Chang, JM Loh… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of enzymes in biodiesel production has recently garnered attention owing to
increasing awareness towards environmental sustainability. However, producing biodiesel …

[HTML][HTML] Green process intensification using microreactor technology for the synthesis of biobased chemicals and fuels

J Yue - Chemical Engineering and Processing-Process …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microreactor technology as an important means of process intensification has opened vast
opportunities for green and sustainable chemical synthesis. Over the past decade, a …

Ultrasound–assisted enzymatic biodiesel production using blended feedstock of non–edible oils: Kinetic analysis

RS Malani, SB Umriwad, K Kumar, A Goyal… - Energy Conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The present study reports ultrasound–assisted biodiesel synthesis using blended feedstock
of non–edible oils and commercial immobilized lipase from Thermomyces lanuginosus …

Immobilization of Candida catenulata cells by surface-loading of an amino-functionalized Fe3O4 nanoparticles and its application as the sustainable whole-cell …

E Tohfegar, A Habibi - Energy Conversion and Management, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the intracellular lipases of Candida catenulata were examined as a whole-cell
biocatalyst (WCB) of soybean oil transesterification and obtained a fatty acid methyl ester …

An overview on the process intensification of microchannel reactors for biodiesel production

Y Natarajan, A Nabera, S Salike… - … and Processing-Process …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biodiesel produced from esterification or transesterification of oils from renewable energy
sources is the only alternate to liquid fuels and can be directly used in currently existent …

Immobilized lipase-catalyzed transesterification for synthesis of biolubricant from palm oil methyl ester and trimethylolpropane

NSA Wafti, R Yunus, HLN Lau, TCS Yaw… - Bioprocess and …, 2021 - Springer
The present study reports the effects of three commercial immobilized lipases namely
Novozyme 435 from Candida antarctica lipase B (CALB), Lipozyme TL IM from …

Design and development of a new static mixing bioreactor for enzymatic bioprocess: Application in biodiesel production

S Huang, Z Cui, R Zhu, C Chen, S Song, J Song… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Mass transfer efficiency plays an important role in enzymatic biological processes,
especially for non-aqueous biocatalytic processes. In these processes, low interphase mass …

Enzyme-catalyzed production of biodiesel as alternative to chemical-catalyzed processes: advantages and constraints

G Sandoval, L Casas-Godoy… - Current Biochemical …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Biodiesel represents an interesting alternative to fossil fuels. Traditionally the
standard method for biodiesel production from oils is alkaline-catalyzed transesterification …

Development of microreactors applied on biodiesel synthesis: From experimental investigation to numerical approaches

HS Santana, JL Silva Jr, OP Taranto - Journal of industrial and engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Several studies have been carried out on biodiesel production in microreactors. Usually, in
conventional scale processes, researchers and industry professionals use modeling and …