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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Lee, Adam F
• Bennett, James A
• Manayil, Jinesh C
• Wilson, Karen

Titel

Heterogeneous catalysis for sustainable biodiesel production via esterification and transesterification

Ist Teil von

• Chemical Society reviews, 2014-11, Vol.43 (22), p.7887-7916

Ort / Verlag

England

Erscheinungsjahr

2014

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Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Concern over the economics of accessing fossil fuel reserves, and widespread acceptance of the anthropogenic origin of rising CO 2 emissions and associated climate change from combusting such carbon sources, is driving academic and commercial research into new routes to sustainable fuels to meet the demands of a rapidly rising global population. Here we discuss catalytic esterification and transesterification solutions to the clean synthesis of biodiesel, the most readily implemented and low cost, alternative source of transportation fuels to meet future societal demands. Low temperature catalytic conversion of triglycerides and fatty acids sourced from renewable feedstocks represents a key enabling technology for the sustainable production of biodiesel through energy efficient, intensified processes.