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Synthesis of biodiesel from waste cooking oil using sonochemical reactors.

Shishir M. Hingu, +2 more
- 01 Jun 2010 - 
- Vol. 17, Iss: 5, pp 827-832
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The present work illustrates the use of sonochemical reactors for the synthesis of biodiesel from waste cooking oil using low frequency ultrasonic reactor (20 kHz) and the efficacy of using ultrasound has been compared with the conventional stirring approach.
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This article is published in Ultrasonics Sonochemistry.The article was published on 2010-06-01 and is currently open access. It has received 226 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Biodiesel & Transesterification.

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Overview of the production of biodiesel from Waste cooking oil

TL;DR: The most common process in the production of biodiesel is transesterification, and using a methanol-ethanol mixture will combine the advantages of both alcohols in biodiesel production.
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A review on the prospects of sustainable biodiesel production: A global scenario with an emphasis on waste-oil biodiesel utilization

TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive collection plan followed by an elaborated integrated utilization strategy called "waste oil biodiesel utilization scenario" (WO-BUS) is proposed for Iran in order to achieve cost-effective and eco-friendly production/consumption of biodiesel.
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Ultrasound-enhanced conversion of biomass to biofuels

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of recent progress and methods for combining and integrating sonication into biomass pretreatment and conversion for fuels and chemicals is critically assessed, and the use of ultrasound in conversion of biomass to biofuels provides a positive process benefit.
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Production of biodiesel from Jatropha oil catalyzed by nanosized solid basic catalyst

TL;DR: In this article, hydrotalcite-derived particles with Mg/Al molar ratio of 3/1 were synthesized by a coprecipitation method using urea as precipitating agent, subsequently with (MHT) microwave-hydrothermal treatment, and followed by calcination at 773 K for 6 h.
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Biodiesel production : a review

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.
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Biodiesel production from waste cooking oil: 1. Process design and technological assessment

TL;DR: The acid-catalyzed process using waste cooking oil proved to be technically feasible with less complexity than the alkali-catalystzed process, thereby making it a competitive alternative to commercial biodiesel production by the alkaline-catalyszed process.
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Waste cooking oil – an economical source for biodiesel: a review

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the methods for the transesterification of waste cooking oil and the performance of biodiesel obtained from waste cooking oils in a commercial diesel engine is presented, and the effects of the products formed in the frying process on biodiesel quality are examined.
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Sonochemistry: Science and Engineering

TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive review summarizes several topics of study in the sonochemical literature, including bubble dynamics, factors affecting cavitation, the effects of ultrasound on a variety of chemical systems, modeling of kinetic and mass-transfer effects, the methods used to produce ultrasound, proposed cavitation reactors, and the problems of scaleup.
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