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© 2024 by the authors.Biodiesel is a non-toxic, drop-in liquid transportation fuel that is amenable to continuous production from sustainable biomass resources using catalytic technologies. A diverse range of catalysts and reactor technologies have been experimentally investigated and computationally modelled, for producing biodiesel (fatty acid methyl esters) from oil feedstocks by their esterification or transesterification with short-chain alcohols. Solid-acid and base catalysts are attractive for biodiesel production from renewable oil feedstocks due to their ease of separation from the desired biodiesel and glycerol by-product, use of Earth’s abundant elements, and suitability in continuous processes. Here, we review the technical challenges and opportunities in designing catalytic reactor systems for biodiesel production.
Author(s): Larimi A, Harvey AP, Phan AN, Beshtar M, Wilson K, Lee AF
Publication type: Review
Publication status: Published
Journal: Catalysts
Year: 2024
Volume: 14
Issue: 10
Online publication date: 08/10/2024
Acceptance date: 21/09/2024
ISSN (electronic): 2073-4344
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/catal14100701
DOI: 10.3390/catal14100701
Data Access Statement: No new data were created or analyzed in this study. Data sharing is not applicable to this article
