State of the Art of Catalysts for Biodiesel Production

• Published in: Frontiers in energy research Vol. 8
• Main Authors: Rizwanul Fattah, I. M., Ong, H. C., Mahlia, T. M. I., Mofijur, M., Silitonga, A. S., Rahman, S. M. Ashrafur, Ahmad, Arslan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 19.06.2020
• Subjects: biocatalyst; biodiesel; heterogeneous catalyst; homogeneous catalyst; nanocatalyst; transesterification

Biodiesel is one of the potential alternative energy sources that can be derived from renewable and low-grade origin through different processes. One of the processes is alcoholysis or transesterification in the presence of a suitable catalyst. The catalyst can be either homogeneous or heterogeneous...