Rice bran oil based biodiesel production using calcium oxide catalyst derived from Chicoreus brunneus shell

• Main Authors: Mazaheri, Hoora, Ong, Hwai Chyuan, Masjuki, Haji Hassan, Amini, Zeynab, Harrison, Mark D., Wang, Chin Tsan, Kusumo, Fitranto, Alwi, Azham
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2018
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/21311/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2017.11.073

Environmental pollution and the declining global supply of accessible fossil fuels are the key drivers of the search for alternative sources of energy. Biodiesel, a renewable liquid transport fuel, is commercially-produced using heterogeneous catalysts. Heterogeneous catalysts obtained from seashell...