Microbial lipid-based biodiesel production using wastewater: opportunities and challenges [PDF]
Bioresources and BioprocessingRising environmental concerns and fossil fuel depletion necessitate the search for sustainable, alternative energy sources. Biodiesel is emerging as a viable alternative owing to its biodegradability, low toxicity, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions ...
Ameera Al Shehhi +5 more
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A Decision Support System (DSS) for Project Management in the Bio-diesel Industry [PDF]
Informatică economică, 2011 The European biodiesel industry is currently facing several challenges affecting the profitability of investment projects in the industry. Among these challenges are higher prices for oilseeds, which are the main input for biodiesel production, lower ...
Alin Paul OLTEANU
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Economic evaluation and production process simulation of biodiesel production from waste cooking oil
Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2021 Waste cooking oil (WCO) is a promising feedstock for producing biodiesel, which plays a significant role in waste resource reusing and renewable energy production.
Yanbing Liu +3 more
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Energy Balance Calculation with Life Cycle Assessment for Production of Palm Biodiesel in Indonesia [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2019 Energy balance analysis study for the production process of biodiesel needs to be done to find out whether a production process of biodiesel activity has a surplus energy or minus energy. This study aims to analyse the balance of energy of the plantation
Wahyono Yoyon +3 more
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GCB Bioenergy, 2022 Rapeseed is the dominant feedstock for biodiesel production in Germany; however, significant decline in crop yields observed during the 2018 drought in Europe poses economic and environmental risks for its sustained use as a fuel crop.
Xueqing Yang +3 more
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Research Progress on the Photo-Driven Catalytic Production of Biodiesel
Frontiers in Chemistry, 2022 Biodiesel considered a green, environmentally friendly, and renewable energy source is one of the most promising candidates to replace fossil fuels to supply energy for the world.
Jinshu Huang +4 more
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The Perspective of Large-Scale Production of Algae Biodiesel
Applied Sciences, 2020 We have had high expectations for using algae biodiesel for many years, but the quantities of biodiesel currently produced from algae are tiny compared to the quantities of conventional diesel oil.
Mladen Bošnjaković, Nazaruddin Sinaga
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Process system engineering in biodiesel production: a review [PDF]
, 2013 Biodiesel is fast becoming a popular alternative to fossil fuels, as it is natural, renewable and has low toxic emissions. Strategies that have been adopted to ensure continued growth of the biodiesel industry are policy development, reduction of ...
Kamarudin, S.K. +3 more
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Biodiesel production from camelina oil: Present status and future perspectives
Food and Energy Security, 2023 Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz is an oilseed crop with favorable potentials for biodiesel production, such as the high plant yield, high oil content in the seed, high net energy ratio, and low oil production cost.
Olivera S. Stamenković +8 more
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Bioengineering to Accelerate Biodiesel Production for a Sustainable Biorefinery
Bioengineering, 2022 Biodiesel is an alternative, carbon-neutral fuel compared to fossil-based diesel, which can reduce greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions. Biodiesel is a product of microorganisms, crop plants, and animal-based oil and has the potential to prosper as a ...
Dheeraj Rathore +9 more
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