sources. Biodiesel is one of the most commonly used biofuel due to its fuel characteristics. Several feedstocks can be used to … produce biodiesel. However, in recent years, microalgae have emerged as potential biodiesel feedstocks. Microalgae offer … overall process of biofuels production from microalgae with a particular emphasis on biodiesel. Critical factors affecting the …

exponential fuel demand and now the race is on for alternate energy source. The fortunate improvements in Biodiesel fuel … production techniques has been the heading topic of economic and environment sustainability so far. Biodiesel have the potential … to replace diesel in vehicle engines. It has been tested and proved that engines running on biodiesel have shown low …

The production of biodiesel can be accomplished using a variety of feedstock sources. Plant and microalgae based … forests can cater towards partial fulfillment of feedstock requirements for biodiesel industry. Synthesis of biodiesel from … microalgal oil has gathered immense interest and has potential to cater to the increasing feedstocks demands of the biodiesel …

transesterification processes for biodiesel production are critically reviewed. … vegetable oils in the production of biodiesel. They are low cost, mitigate environmental damage and increase the quality of the … resultant biodiesel fuel (low NOx emissions, high Cetane number and oxidative stability). Therefore, AFWs are an excellent …

Nowadays, biodiesel is an alternative fuel to replace the existing petroleum-based diesel. The advantages of biodiesel … are good combustion efficiency, high-lubricity, biodegradability and low toxicity. Biodiesel can be an alternate fuel to … commercially improve the transesterification by using homogeneous base catalyst, e.g. sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide. By …

in the production of biodiesel is transesterification, and using a methanol–ethanol mixture will combine the advantages …In recent years, biodiesel has attracted significant attention from researchers, governments, and industries as a … promising biodiesel feedstock despite its drawbacks, such as its high free fatty acid (FFA) and water contents. This review …

In this review, recent development of glycerol-free supercritical fluid transesterification for biodiesel production … was discussed. Glycerol-free supercritical fluid processes including single-step and two-step transesterification for … biodiesel production were reviewed and subsequently the advantages and limitations were highlighted. Value-added by-product from …

Biodiesel is gaining acceptance in the market as fuel and lubricant. It is expected that biodiesel industries will … rapidly grow worldwide in the coming years and information on biodiesel feedstock, production, and characteristics will be … biodiesel. In the present paper, a comprehensive review is reported on feedstock, production technologies, and characteristics …

vehicles. Biodiesel is one of the options as alternative transport fuel. This can be produced from straight vegetable oils … the major factors affecting the large scale production of the biodiesels. The transesterification is one of the production … processes for biodiesel, but incomplete esterification of all fatty acids in the starting material, lengthy purification methods …

Biodiesel is mainly produced by transesterification reaction between lipid feedstock such as vegetable oil or algal oil … and alcohol. Considering the depletion of conventional fossil fuel, biodiesel is gaining more attention as a renewable …, sustainable and environmental friendly fuel. Heterogeneous catalysts are mostly applied in transesterification reaction due to …