Recent trends in sustainable biodiesel production using heterogeneous nanocatalysts: function of supports, promoters, synthesis techniques, reaction mechanism …

M Ahmed, KA Ahmad, DVN Vo, M Yusuf, A Haq… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is a biofuel that has several benefits over petroleum diesel. In recent years, the
utilization of biodiesel produced from oil-bearing edible biomasses has grown significantly …

Taguchi method for optimizing the cation exchange resin catalyzed esterification of oleic acid with ethanol and adsorption kinetics study

J Zhu, W Jiang, Z Yuan, J Lu, J Ding - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, solid acid catalysts (cation exchange resins) were used to catalyze the
esterification reaction of acidified oil and ethanol for the preparation of biodiesel. The …

Experimental studies for thin layer model validation and microwave drying characteristics of beetroot considering energy optimization

M Ahmed, M Faisal, A Laskar, A Abdullah, M Shahadat… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The drying kinetics of Beetroot was studied experimentally, followed by mathematical
modeling. This work reveals the effect of input electrical power at 300, 600, and 800 W on …

Mathematical modeling and regression analysis using MATLAB for optimization of microwave drying efficiency of banana

AA Laskar, M Ahmed, DVN Vo, A Abdullah… - Thermal Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study examined the influence of microwave (MW) power (300–800 W) and standard
geometries (slab, cube, disc, sphere) on banana drying kinetics. Nine thin-layer models …

Kinetics and structural design of ZSM-5@ SiC foam catalytic packing in RD column for ethyl levulinate synthesis

Q Ding, P Yan, H Li, Z Chen, Y Guan, Y Jiao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Reactive distillation (RD) column is one of the important equipment to improve the reaction
conversion limited by the chemical equilibrium, however, the application in industrial scale is …

[HTML][HTML] Microwave-infrared drying of cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.): Effect on drying characteristics, energy consumption and quality

PC Das, OD Baik, LG Tabil - Industrial Crops and Products, 2024 - Elsevier
Conventional cannabis drying is time-consuming and energy intensive. A quick and
dependable drying of cannabis is essential to ensure high-quality products to meet …

Waste palm leaves-based hydrochar support catalytic esterification of palm fatty acid distillate

M Aliyu, U Rashid, WAWAK Ghani, MAM Salleh… - BioEnergy …, 2024 - Springer
Heterogeneous acid catalysis provides a sustainable and cost-effective replacement to
homogeneous catalysts, as it is easily accessible and reusable. In this research, biodiesel …

Optimization and Control for Separation of Ethyl Benzene from C8 Aromatic Hydrocarbons with Extractive Distillation

J Pan, J Ding, C Zhang, H Wan, G Guan - Processes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Extractive distillation has great significance for the separation of ethylbenzene from C8
aromatic hydrocarbons. Herein, a distillation process for the separation of ethylbenzene was …

Analysis of Safety and Economic Objectives for Intensified Algal Biodiesel Process

G Deshpande, AN Sawarkar… - Control and Safety …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this work is to investigate the influence of process intensification on the
economics and safety of processes. Specifically, the present study analyzes economic and …

[PDF][PDF] Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science

KEY SU, Q LI, YIY ZHONG, X ZHANG, LAIH CHENG - 2024 - foodandnutritionjournal.org
In this study, the extraction of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Dangeard (C. reinhardtii) protein
was optimized through response surface methodology. The optimal extractions parameters …