Biodiesel production processes and sustainable raw materials

M Ramos, APS Dias, JF Puna, J Gomes, JC Bordado - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
Energy security and environmental concerns, related to the increasing carbon emissions,
have prompted in the last years the search for renewable and sustainable fuels. Biodiesel, a …

Enhanced ultrasonic assisted biodiesel production from meat industry waste (pig tallow) using green copper oxide nanocatalyst: Comparison of response surface and …

T Suresh, N Sivarajasekar, K Balasubramani - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In order to reduce the fossil fuel usage, to meet huge energy demand and lessen air
pollution, a green, clean and sustainable biofuel is the only alternative. Biodiesel production …

Optimization processes of biodiesel production from pig and neem (Azadirachta indica a. Juss) seeds blend oil using alternative catalysts from waste biomass

TF Adepoju - Industrial crops and products, 2020 - Elsevier
This study tested the suitability of solid residue (CaO) derived from the mixture of wastes
biomass as based catalyst transesterification conversion of the blend of neem oilseed …

[HTML][HTML] Calcium-carbide residue: A precursor for the synthesis of CaO–Al2O3–SiO2–CaSO4 solid acid catalyst for biodiesel production using waste lard

EO Ajala, MA Ajala, AO Ajao, HB Saka… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Calcium-carbide residue (CCR) was used as a precursor to synthesise CaO–Al 2 O 3–SiO 2–
CaSO 4 heterogeneous acid catalyst for biodiesel production. The synthesis was through a …

Production of mixed methyl/ethyl esters from waste fish oil through transesterification with mixed methanol/ethanol system

AB Fadhil, AI Ahmed - Chemical Engineering Communications, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Biodiesel (mixed fatty acid methyl/ethyl esters) was prepared from waste fish oil through
base-catalyzed transesterification with mixed methanol/ethanol system. Effect of …

Co-solvent transesterification of bitter almond oil into biodiesel: optimization of variables and characterization of biodiesel

AB Fadhil, HM Mohammed - Transport, 2018 - aviation.vgtu.lt
The influence of co-solvent on transesterification of one of non-edible feedstocks, Bitter
Almond Oil (BAO) with methanol was investigated. Hexane and potassium hydroxide (KOH) …

Sustainable biodiesel from flex-mix feedstock and its combustion in a VCR-CRDI engine with variable exhaust gas recirculation and injection pressure

V Sharma, AK Hossain, G Duraisamy… - Journal of Physics …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Biodiesel produced from single feedstocks has many challenges due to variations in the oil
properties. The flex-mix approach is a long-term solution for turning mixed feedstock into …

Ethanolysis of fish oil via optimized protocol and purification by dry washing of crude ethyl esters

AB Fadhil, AI Ahmed - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this research work, fatty acid ethyl ester (biodiesel) was successfully developed from fish
oil. The acid value of fish oil used is 1.23 mg KOH/g. As a result, transesterification of fish oil …

Combustion characteristics of CI engine fueled with WCO biodiesel/diesel blends at different compression ratios and EGR

N Ali, DF Maki - Heat Transfer, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The present study investigated the effect of compression ratio (CR) with the use of exhaust
gas recirculation (EGR) technology on the performance of combustion characteristics at …

Investigation on titanium oxide nano particles as additives for operating biodiesel fuelled engine

J Jayaraman, K Dey, T Arunkumar, P Appavu… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
Animal fats are used as a biodiesel source for operating engines. In this work, pig fat oil is
used as a substrate for producing biodiesel. B20 blend of the produced biodiesel is tested in …