Current progress and perspective of heterogeneous nanocatalytic transesterification towards biodiesel production from edible and inedible feedstock: A review

N Ghosh, G Halder - Energy Conversion and Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Ever-increasing pollution, high surge in energy demand and depletion of fossil fuel reserves
has triggered the issue of non-uniform supply and demand of conventional fuels. This issue …

Recent advances in biodiesel production using functional carbon materials as acid/base catalysts

H Pan, Q Xia, Y Wang, Z Shen, H Huang, Z Ge… - Fuel Processing …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is regarded as an excellent substitute or additive to fossil diesel. Carbon materials
are favorable platform to synthesize acid and/or base catalysts for transformation of …

Microwave-assisted biodiesel production using ZIF-8 MOF-derived nanocatalyst: A process optimization, kinetics, thermodynamics and life cycle cost analysis

JVL Ruatpuia, G Halder, S Mohan… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study a novel, high surface area, and recyclable nano-size solid basic catalyst is
developed for the first time from ZIF-8 MOF-derived CaO/ZnO for the high-yielding …

Green biodiesel production from Jatropha curcas oil using a carbon-based solid acid catalyst: a process optimization study

JVL Ruatpuia, B Changmai, A Pathak, LA Alghamdi… - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Biodiesel production from low cost, inedible oil represents an increasingly important target
for reasons of both sustainability and cost. In this work, we comprehensively verify the batch …

Microwave assisted biodiesel production using sulfonic acid-functionalized metal-organic frameworks UiO-66 as a heterogeneous catalyst

SP Gouda, K Ngaosuwan, S Assabumrungrat… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Room temperature sulfonated UiO-66 (UiO-66-SO 3 H) was demonstrated to be an
excellent catalyst in conversion of oleic acid, a commonly used test substrate for biodiesel …

Sulfamic acid modified UiO-66 metal-organic framework for biodiesel production: Process optimization using response surface methodology, kinetics, and …

SP Gouda, D Shi, S Basumatary, H Li… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
A novel sulfamic acid-modified UiO-66 metal–organic framework (UiO-66/SA) catalyst was
synthesized in this work for the esterification of oleic acid to biodiesel. Oleic acid was used …

Active sites engineered biomass-carbon as a catalyst for biodiesel production: Process optimization using RSM and life cycle assessment

S Ao, SP Gouda, M Selvaraj, R Boddula… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Herein, we aimed at the production of porous biochar by simultaneous activation-
graphitization. The active sites engineered biochar catalyst was functionalized using 4-DBS …

Microwave-assisted valorization of glycerol to solketal using biomass-derived heterogeneous catalyst

S Ao, LA Alghamdi, T Kress, M Selvaraj, G Halder… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The increase in biodiesel production worldwide makes valorisation of the by-product of this
process (glycerol) essential for economic sustainability. Hence, conversion of bioglycerol to …

Sulphonated biomass-based catalyst for solketal synthesis by acetalization of glycerol–A byproduct of biodiesel production

K Saikia, K Rajkumari, NS Moyon, S Basumatary… - Fuel Processing …, 2022 - Elsevier
Research on biomass-based catalyst is beneficial for the sustainability of biodiesel industry
owing to its wide availability of feedstock, non-toxicity and biodegradability. Cellulose based …

Sulphonated cellulose-based carbon as a green heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel production: process optimization and kinetic studies

K Saikia, K Ngaosuwan, S Assabumrungrat… - Biomass and …, 2023 - Elsevier
We report, the catalytic application of sulphonated cellulose based solid carbon catalyst for
conversion of oleic acid to methyl oleate-biodiesel production under microwave irradiation …