Current status and challenges in the heterogeneous catalysis for biodiesel production

A Mukhtar, S Saqib, H Lin, MUH Shah, S Ullah… - … and sustainable energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The traditional method of biodiesel synthesis is costly on industrial scale. Hence,
heterogeneous catalysis is crucial in minimizing end-product costs thanks to high durability …

[HTML][HTML] Widely used catalysts in biodiesel production: a review

B Changmai, C Vanlalveni, AP Ingle, R Bhagat… - RSC …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
An ever-increasing energy demand and environmental problems associated with
exhaustible fossil fuels have led to the search for an alternative renewable source of energy …

A review of the feedstocks, catalysts, and intensification techniques for sustainable biodiesel production

M Athar, S Zaidi - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to the dwindling crude oil resources and the detrimental environmental effects of toxic
emissions from conventional diesel, biodiesel has gained importance over the last few years …

Reactor technologies for biodiesel production and processing: A review

M Tabatabaei, M Aghbashlo, M Dehhaghi… - Progress in Energy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Diesel engines are preferred over spark ignition counterparts for heavy-duty applications
and power generation plants because of their higher efficiency, durability, and productivity …

Experimental studies on the biodiesel production parameters optimization of sunflower and soybean oil mixture and DI engine combustion, performance, and …

M Elkelawy, HAE Bastawissi, KK Esmaeil, AM Radwan… - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
The influence of diesel/biodiesel blends on engine combustion, performance, and exhaust
gas emissions have carried out experimentally at different engine loads and constant speed …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental investigation of the effect of fatty acids configuration, chain length, branching and degree of unsaturation on biodiesel fuel properties obtained …

AJ Folayan, PAL Anawe, AE Aladejare, AO Ayeni - Energy Reports, 2019 - Elsevier
A very good understanding of the structure, level, type and physical property relationships of
fatty acids in plants oils and their methyl esters (FAMEs) is of utmost importance when …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of alcohol to oil molar ratios and the type of alcohol on biodiesel production using transesterification process

IA Musa - Egyptian journal of petroleum, 2016 - Elsevier
The nature of alcohol and alcohol to oil molar ratio plays an important role on the method of
biodiesel production. As a result, this paper examined different alcohols commonly used for …

[HTML][HTML] Techno-economic evaluation of biogas production from food waste via anaerobic digestion

A Al-Wahaibi, AI Osman, AH Al-Muhtaseb, O Alqaisi… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Food waste is a major constituent in municipal solid wastes and its accumulation or disposal
of in landfills is problematic, causing environmental issues. Herein, a techno-economic study …

A comprehensive review on performance, combustion and emission characteristics of biodiesel fuelled diesel engines

P Tamilselvan, N Nallusamy, S Rajkumar - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2017 - Elsevier
Direct injection diesel engines are more popular in the automotive sector than spark ignition
(SI) engines due to its fuel lean operation. However, the demand of fossil fuel is rising day by …

Review of biodiesel composition, properties, and specifications

SK Hoekman, A Broch, C Robbins, E Ceniceros… - … and sustainable energy …, 2012 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is a renewable transportation fuel consisting of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME),
generally produced by transesterification of vegetable oils and animal fats. In this review, the …