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A review on novel processes of biodiesel production from waste cooking oil
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In this paper, the effect of novel processes such as membrane reactor, reactive distillation column, reactive absorption, ultrasonic and microwave irradiation significantly influenced the final conversion, yield and in particular, the quality of product.About:
This article is published in Applied Energy.The article was published on 2013-04-01. It has received 630 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Biodiesel production & Biodiesel.read more
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Hydrogenation of CO2 to value-added products—A review and potential future developments
TL;DR: In this article, a review paper comprehensively discusses two different processes, namely hydrocarbon and methanol synthesis, which are extensively used to convert CO2 to value-added products.
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Heterogeneous catalysis for sustainable biodiesel production via esterification and transesterification
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss catalytic esterification and transesterification solutions to the clean synthesis of biodiesel, the most readily implemented and low cost, alternative source of transportation fuels to meet future societal demands.
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Waste ostrich- and chicken-eggshells as heterogeneous base catalyst for biodiesel production from used cooking oil: Catalyst characterization and biodiesel yield performance
TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of CaO catalyst derived from both waste calcined ostrich and the conventional chicken-eggshell was compared to find the optimum conditions for biodiesel production, and the prepared catalysts were then characterized by using XRD, FT-IR, BET, SEM, TGA and CO2-TPD.
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Enhancing the productivity of microalgae cultivated in wastewater toward biofuel production: A critical review
Guanyi Chen,Liu Zhao,Yun Qi +2 more
TL;DR: The mixed native algae species and employment of two-stage cultivation strategy as potential breakthrough toward sustainable and economic microalgae biofuel production using wastewater as a medium for cultivation is recommended.
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A review on the susceptor assisted microwave processing of materials
TL;DR: In this article, a review of the susceptor assisted microwave processing is presented, which brings together various case studies so that the readers can have a clear idea about the current status in each field of applications.
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Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
TL;DR: In this paper, conversion factors and mathematical symbols are used to describe conversion factors in physical and chemical data and Mathematical Symbols are used for converting, converting, and utilising conversion factors.
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Biodiesel from microalgae.
TL;DR: As demonstrated here, microalgae appear to be the only source of renewable biodiesel that is capable of meeting the global demand for transport fuels.
Perrys chemical engineers handbook
TL;DR: Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook as mentioned in this paper is a free download pdf for chemical engineering applications, from the fundamentals to details on computer applications and control, and it can be found in any computer science course.
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Biodiesel production : a review
Fangrui Ma,Milford A. Hanna +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the transesterification reaction is aected by molar ratio of glycerides to alcohol, catalysts, reaction temperature, reaction time and free fatty acids and water content of oils or fats.
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Technical aspects of biodiesel production by transesterification—a review
TL;DR: In this paper, various methods of preparation of biodiesel with different combination of oil and catalysts have been described and technical tools and processes for monitoring the transesterification reactions like TLC, GC, HPLC, GPC, 1H NMR and NIR have also been summarized.