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Umer Rashid

Researcher at Universiti Putra Malaysia

Publications -  410
Citations -  14133

Umer Rashid is an academic researcher from Universiti Putra Malaysia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Catalysis & Biodiesel. The author has an hindex of 51, co-authored 381 publications receiving 10081 citations. Previous affiliations of Umer Rashid include University of Gujrat & Universiti Teknologi Petronas.

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Biodiesel Production Through Chemical and Biochemical Transesterification: Trends, Technicalities, and Future Perspectives

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors summarized recent trends, analytical technicalities, and future prospective of chemical and enzymatic routes in addition to optimization techniques, fuel characteristics, and emission profiles of biodiesel as sustainable fuel.
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Synthesis and characterization of bifunctional magnetic nano-catalyst from rice husk for production of biodiesel

TL;DR: In this article, bifunctional magnetic nano-catalyst was successfully derived from rice husk char doped with potassium oxide and nickel oxide by impregnation techniques, and their catalytic ability was tested via transesterification of used cooking oil (UCO).
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Synthesis of reusable biobased nano-catalyst from waste sugarcane bagasse for biodiesel production.

TL;DR: In this article, waste sugarcane bagasse (SCB) was converted into biochar, followed by sulfonation using chlorosulfonic acid as a sulfonating reagent.

Marine macro algae ulva : a potential feed-stock for bio- ethanol and biogas production

TL;DR: In this article, marine macroalgae have been proposed as another potential feedstock for bio-fuels production, which has several advantages over the traditional energy crops including absence of lignin, higher growth rates and no competition with human food.