Palm fatty acid distillate esterification using synthesized heterogeneous sulfonated carbon catalyst from plastic waste: characterization, catalytic efficacy and stability, and fuel properties

• Main Authors: Hazmi, Balkis, Rashid, Umer, Kawi, Sibudjing, Wan Mokhtar, Wan Nur Aini, Choong, Thomas Shean Yaw, Moser, Bryan R., Alsalme, Ali
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/102434/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0957582022003937

The extensive use of plastics in industries and households contributes to the proliferation of plastic waste (PW) in landfills, the oceans, and the environment, which represents a serious threat to numerous fragile ecosystems. Recycling rates for PW are still low, so solutions to the problem of wast...