energies, represented mostly by ethanol and biodiesel. Brazil and Argentina lead the scenario and prospects of these biofuels …

Biodiesel has potential as a substitute for petroleum diesel because of the increasing worldwide concern for … environmental sustainability and dwindling petroleum resources. Methanol has been the commonly used alcohol for biodiesel production …, using ethanol as the acyl acceptor for biodiesel (fatty acid ethyl esters, FAEEs) production is drawing increasing interest …

feedstocks. Biodiesel as the most promising alternate is currently produced from conventionally grown edible plant oils such as … include oil as feedstock for biodiesel, the need for non-edible feedstocks, neem, karanja, rubber, jatropha and their value … chains, methods of modifying oil to biodiesel, factors affecting biodiesel production, application of the selected non …

production, the high demand caused by the current use of biodiesel added to diesel oil in the Brazilian vehicle fleet compromises …

The purpose of this article is to evaluate the performance, in terms of specific consumption in g/kWh, of biodiesel … variable. The results evidence that the 20% blend of biodiesel from soybean oil produced by methylic route seems to be the one … whose performance is the closest to the reference fuel′s, and that the proportion of biodiesel has affected more …

Fatty acid methyl ester derived from renewable lipid feedstock is popularly known as biodiesel, the substitute for …, by-product of vegetable oil refineries are the cheap feedstock for cost-effective production of biodiesel. Jatropha may … synthesis of biodiesel using homogeneous catalyst, heterogeneous catalyst, enzymes (lipases) and non-catalytic supercritical …

feedstock is required in biodiesel production. Heterotrophic microalgae are found capable of accumulating high lipid (up to 57 …Vegetable oils and animal fats are the most often used feedstock in biodiesel production; however, they are also used … quantity oil as that of using glucose, which provides a cheap biodiesel production strategy. It was found that nanomaterials …

This review aims to provide up-to-date knowledge on existing feedstocks for biofuels production (mainly biodiesel) from … biodiesel production process. Thus, this article provides basic information on the processing techniques that are capable of …

Biodiesel production offers promising opportunities to create additional alternate sources of energy. Since India is … for India for production of bio-diesel. This brief presents the current status, discusses the future prospects and … examines the critical constraints and impediments in India to the path of development of biodiesel program. It also offers …

Transesterification of oil feedstocks using immobilized lipase (IL) is a promising process for biodiesel production … progresses in improving IL-catalyzed biodiesel production, focusing on mid- and down-stream processing such as immobilization of … purify biodiesel products. In this part, works should be focused on minimizing energy consumption and waste effluents. A …