[HTML][HTML] Enhancing biodiesel production efficiency with industrial waste-derived catalysts: Techno-economic analysis of microwave and ultrasonic transesterification …

AS Elgharbawy, AI Osman, AGM El Demerdash… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is a low-emission, environmentally friendly, and renewable alternative to diesel
fuel. Conventional transesterification, the most common method for biodiesel production …

Numerical Approaches to Determine Cetane Number of Hydrocarbons and Oxygenated Compounds, Mixtures, and their Blends

B Creton, N Brassart, A Herbaut, M Matrat - Energy & Fuels, 2024 - ACS Publications
In the present work, we report the development and use of models to predict the cetane
number of hydrocarbons and oxygenated compounds, mixtures, and their blends. The study …

Advanced diesel from ethanol: a pathway to produce sustainable and high-quality drop-in biofuels

JM Restrepo-Flórez, JE Chavarrio, E Canales… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
In this work, we develop a novel technology for the transformation of ethanol into diesel via
Guerbet coupling and etherification. Our strategy overcomes the limitations of previous …

Property prediction of fuel mixtures using pooled graph neural networks

RJ Leenhouts, T Larsson, S Verhelst, FH Vermeire - Fuel, 2025 - Elsevier
Renewable fuels offer a sustainable option for engine applications where electrification is
more challenging, or not possible. To evaluate the potential of novel fuels it is crucial to first …

Mono-Ether and Alcohol Bioblendstocks to Reduce the Fuel Penalty of Mixing Controlled Compression Ignition (MCCI) Engine Aftertreatment

D Rothamer, C Maravelias, G Huber, S Subramanian… - 2024 - osti.gov
An integrated approach utilizing catalysis experiments, process systems engineering, fuel
property modeling, and engine testing was utilized in this project to optimize the production …