Methanol was replaced by dimethyl carbonate for biodiesel production. In the process, fatty acid methyl ester (FAME …

Application of ultrasound-assisted biodiesel production process from Jatropha oil catalyzed by activated carbon … sonifier power) and catalyst amount (2.5–4.5 w/w oil) were studied. A mathematical representation for biodiesel yield was …

This work investigated the potential of shea butter oil (SBO) as feedstock for synthesis of biodiesel. Due to high free … while its conversion to biodiesel was modeled and optimized using RSM and artificial neural network (ANN). The acid value of …/v, oil/methanol molar ratio of 3.5, and time of 30 min with actual shea butter oil biodiesel (SBOB) yield of 99.65% (w …

Due to rapid depletion of the fossil fuel reserves and environmental concerns biodiesel has attracted a great deal of … the transesterification reaction of waste cooking oil for biodiesel production. The physicochemical properties of the … catalytic activity in the transesterification of WCO, providing maximum biodiesel yield of 89.33% at 5.0 g of catalyst loading …

season that is tolerant of low quality soils. It was investigated as a feedstock for production of biodiesel along with … principal fatty acid detected in B. juncea oil was erucic acid (44.1%). The resulting biodiesel yielded fuel properties … compliant with the biodiesel standards with the exception of oxidative stability and kinematic viscosity in the case of EN 14214 …

current biodiesel production (released by international organizations), and specific data of algae productivity from the …

Heterogeneous transesterification of vegetable oils offers an environmentally more attractive option for biodiesel …

be considered as more feasible in the next future: the production of biodiesel from vegetable oil and the production of …

Biodiesel has become more attractive recently because of its environmental benefits and the fact that it is made from … producing biodiesel fuel. A new reactor was developed to produce fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) by blowing bubbles of …

Biodiesel is widely accepted as an additive for fossil derived diesel in compression ignition engines. It offers many …; improved safety; and lower lifecycle CO2 emissions. A characteristic of biodiesel limiting its application is its relatively …. Attempts to influence the fatty acid profile of either the oil feedstock or the biodiesel product include winterisation and …