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A review of microwave-assisted reactions for biodiesel production

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dc.contributor.authorNomanbhay S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOng M.Y.en_US
dc.contributor.authorid22135844300en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57191970824en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-29T06:38:23Z
dc.date.available2023-05-29T06:38:23Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThe conversion of biomass into chemicals and biofuels is an active research area as trends move to replace fossil fuels with renewable resources due to society�s increased concern towards sustainability. In this context, microwave processing has emerged as a tool in organic synthesis and plays an important role in developing a more sustainable world. Integration of processing methods with microwave irradiation has resulted in a great reduction in the time required for many processes, while the reaction efficiencies have been increased markedly. Microwave processing produces a higher yield with a cleaner profile in comparison to other methods. The microwave processing is reported to be a better heating method than the conventional methods due to its unique thermal and non-thermal effects. This paper provides an insight into the theoretical aspects of microwave irradiation practices and highlights the importance of microwave processing. The potential of the microwave technology to accomplish superior outcomes over the conventional methods in biodiesel production is presented. A green process for biodiesel production using a non-catalytic method is still new and very costly because of the supercritical condition requirement. Hence, non-catalytic biodiesel conversion under ambient pressure using microwave technology must be developed, as the energy utilization for microwave-based biodiesel synthesis is reported to be lower and cost-effective. � 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.en_US
dc.description.natureFinalen_US
dc.identifier.ArtNo57
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/bioengineering4020057
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85051740805
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85051740805&doi=10.3390%2fbioengineering4020057&partnerID=40&md5=d25d8ac185d7a3a8a083a0f633c25332
dc.identifier.urihttps://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/23200
dc.identifier.volume4
dc.publisherMDPI AGen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAll Open Access, Gold, Green
dc.sourceScopus
dc.sourcetitleBioengineering
dc.titleA review of microwave-assisted reactions for biodiesel productionen_US
dc.typeReviewen_US
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