Prospects for biodiesel production from Macrotermes nigeriensis: Process optimization and characterization of biodiesel properties

GM Kalu-Uka, S Kumar, AC Kalu-Uka, S Vikram… - Biomass and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of insects as feedstock for biodiesel production has sparsely been studied and very
little is known of the fuel properties and engine performance of insect biodiesel. In this study …

Marble slurry derived hydroxyapatite as heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel production from soybean oil

J Gupta, M Agarwal, AK Dalai - The Canadian Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, utilization of waste marble slurry (MS) as an eco‐friendly and low‐cost
heterogeneous catalyst is introduced for biodiesel production from soybean oil. Catalytic …

Experimental evaluation of the catalytic efficiency of calcium based natural and modified catalyst for biodiesel synthesis

J Gupta, M Agarwal, AK Dalai - International Journal of Green …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Transesterification of a mixture of vegetable oils with methanol using metal oxide catalysts
derived from snail shell (SS) for biodiesel production was investigated. The metal oxides …

[HTML][HTML] Production, composition and fuel properties of tallow biodiesel: a case of Botswana

J Gandure, C Ketlogetswe, M Jonas - Energy and Power Engineering, 2017 - scirp.org
Biodiesel has been identified globally as presenting an opportunity for development of a
sustainable fuel source, especially in light of international pressures for greenhouse gas …

Nano‐hydroxyapatite (HAp) and hydroxyapatite/platinum (HAp/Pt) core shell nanorods: Development, structural study, and their catalytic activity

M Murugesan, V Krishnamurthy… - … Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The development of a new kind of material that is a nanostructured catalytic material with an
environmentally benign nature that can be used for alternative energy has acquired …

Saraca asoca seeds – A novel candidature for biodiesel production: Studies on yield optimization using ANN coupled GA and properties of biodiesel blends

SS Selvan, PS Pandian, A Subathira… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Biodiesel, an alternative green energy for fossil diesel, is very much inevitable and valuable
in two ways when derived from non-edible oil resources: one, significantly reducing the …

Transesterification of hazelnut oil by ultrasonic irradiation

C Kesgin, S Yücel, D Özçimen… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Ultrasonic irradiation is considered an effective way to increase mass transfer between
immiscible liquid-liquid phases in a heterogeneous system leading to faster …

A Comprehensive Economic Assessment of Producing Biodiesel Derived from Used Cooking Oil Using the BioPro380 EX

KS Matome, C Ketlogetswe… - Energy and Power …, 2022 - publications.article4sub.com
The authors performed economic assessment of producing biodiesel at pilot scale using
used cooking oil as feed-oil in a Bio-Pro 380 EX biodiesel reactor. The overall results …

Scleropyrum pentandrum (Dennst.) mabb—oil as a feedstock for biodiesel production—engine performance and emission studies

S Poojary, CV Rao, KH Venkatesh - International Journal of Green …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A feasibility study on utilization of non edible oil of Scleropyrum pentandrum
was carried out to see its potential as a new source for biodiesel production. Nonedible oil …