Potential of fat, oil and grease (FOG) for biodiesel production: A critical review on the recent progress and future perspectives

AEF Abomohra, M Elsayed, S Esakkimuthu… - Progress in Energy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Wastewater discharges from restaurants, kitchens, food processing plants and
slaughterhouses contain high proportion of fat, oil, and grease (FOG). Critical overview on …

Available technologies and materials for waste cooking oil recycling

A Mannu, S Garroni, J Ibanez Porras, A Mele - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Recently, the interest in converting waste cooking oils (WCOs) to raw materials has grown
exponentially. The driving force of such a trend is mainly represented by the increasing …

Potato peels as a sustainable source for biochar, bio-oil and a green heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel production

N Daimary, KSH Eldiehy, P Boruah, D Deka… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The sustainable processing approach has been followed to transform the potato peel as the
potential source for bio-oil and green heterogeneous catalysts. The byproduct (biochar) …

MgO@ CNT@ K2CO3 as a superior catalyst for biodiesel production from waste edible oil using two-step transesterification process

Y Cao, HA Dhahad, H Esmaeili, M Razavi - Process Safety and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to limited fossil fuel resources and greenhouse gas emissions, the use of biodiesel is
increasing. In this study, biodiesel was produced from waste edible oil (WEO), as a low-cost …

Glycerolysis of free fatty acids: A review

K Mamtani, K Shahbaz, MM Farid - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Lesser-polluting and carbon-efficient systems are the new standards of energy, globally.
Biodiesel is an excellent bioenergy source due to its industrial feasibility and engine …

A comparative physicochemical property assessment and techno-economic analysis of biolubricants produced using chemical modification and additive-based routes

S Khan, P Das, MA Quadir, M Thaher… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Several edible and non-edible oil sources are currently being developed as renewable
basestocks for biolubricant production. However, these feedstocks possess undesirable …

Biodiesel production from rubber seed oil using calcium oxide derived from eggshell as catalyst–optimization and modeling studies

AS Bharadwaj, M Singh, S Niju… - Green Processing and …, 2019 - degruyter.com
In the present study, Calcium oxide (CaO) obtained from eggshells has been used as a
heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel production from highly viscous non-edible rubber seed …

Kinetic modelling of esterification and transesterification processes for biodiesel production utilising waste-based resource

MA Hazrat, MG Rasul, MMK Khan, N Ashwath… - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
Process optimisation and reaction kinetic model development were carried out for two-stage
esterification-transesterification reactions of waste cooking oil (WCO) biodiesel. This study …

Forecasting soybean oil extraction using cyclopentyl methyl ether through soft computing models with a density functional theory study

H Gasparetto, ACFP Fuhr, NPG Salau - Journal of Industrial and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work presents a thermo-statistical assessment using soft computing models to describe
green soybean oil extraction by cyclopentyl methyl ether (CPME). Experimental data were …

Composite materials based on waste cooking oil for construction applications

A Staroń - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Used cooking oil after the thermal processing of food constitutes a difficult-to-degrade waste
product, the quantities of which are increasing yearly due to the increasing pace of life and …