Magnetic biochar derived from waste palm kernel shell for biodiesel production via sulfonation

• Main Authors: Quah, Ray Vern, Tan, Yie Hua, Mubarak, N. M., Kansedo, Jibrail, Khalid, Mohammad, Abdullah, E. C., Abdullah, Mohammad Omar
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2020
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/92229/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2020.09.016
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Due to its environment-friendly and replenishable characteristics, biodiesel has the potential to substitute fossil fuels as an alternative source of energy. Although biodiesel has many benefits to offer, manufacturing biodiesel on an industrial scale is uneconomical as a high cost of feedstock is r...