Biodiesel is a long-chain fatty acid ester made from renewed and biological raw materials
such as used cooking, animal fat, vegetable oil, and algae. Biodiesel is a renewable and …

New opportunities for the conversion of glycerol into value-added chemicals have emerged
in recent years as a result of glycerol's unique structure, properties, bioavailability, and …

The transformation of glycerol to derivatives has been widely investigated because of the
demand to enhance the value of crude glycerol produced by biodiesel and oleochemical …

Since the discovery in the early 1990s of the FSM1 and MCM2 (mobil composition of matter)
materials, the first mesoporous silica-based solids, this field of research has been …

As our fossil raw materials irrevocably diminish and environmental pressures build, a
progressive changeover of chemical industries to renewable feedstocks emerges as an …

An overview is given of newly developed Lewis or Brønsted acid and base catalysts for
esterification, transesterification and ester interchange reactions. The most relevant …

The catalytic activity for the production of biodiesel with three morphologically different
nanocrystalline MgO materials prepared using simple, green and reproducible methods was …

Synthesis of fine and specialty chemicals involving heterogeneous catalysts is discussed
according to the type of reactions (eg, hydrogenation, oxidation, isomerization, etc.) for …

This paper gives a short review of different catalytic processes for the conversion of
terpenes, triglycerides and carbohydrates to valuable chemicals and polymers. Attention is …

Sulfated titanias were prepared by using ammonium sulfate and sulfuric acid as sulfate
precursors. Depending on the sulfation method, important effects on the acidity, textural …