Biodiesel synthesis using natural solid catalyst derived from biomass waste a review

• Main Authors: Chua, S. Y., Periasamy, L. A., Goh, C. M. H., Tan, Y. H., Mubarak, N. M., Kansedo, J., Khalid, M., Walvekar, R., Abdullah, E. C.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korean Society of Industrial Engineering Chemistry 2020
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/86433/1/TanYieHua2020_BiodieselSynthesisusingNaturalSolidCatalyst.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/86433/; https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2019.09.022
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Biodiesel serves as an ideal candidate for alternative fuel as it is made from renewable source with lower pollutant emission. However, current biodiesel production has several issues such as unrecoverable catalyst, expensive separation stage and high wastewater generation due to the use of homogene...