Biodiesel and other derivative compounds which could act as biolubricants, can be a suitable alternative for petroleum products, are less sustainable harmful to the environment. However, especially when vegetable oils used raw materials (for instance Carthamus Tinctorius), these products show poor oxidative stabilities, depending on their fatty acid composition. Apart from adding antioxidants a...

Abstract The transesterification reaction of sunflower, mustard and linseed oil with ethyl alcohol was studied using potassium hydroxide as a catalyst. physicochemical properties low-temperature characteristics the feedstock obtained products were studied. most preferred for biodiesel fuel production had been determined.

In recent years, governmental health agencies are highly concerned about the toxic emissions from diesel engines. Among fuel alternatives, biodiesel has the highest potential. Biodiesel has similar properties as diesel and could be directly utilized for diesel engines. The main advantages of biodiesel are that it could be used without modification, it is renewable, non-toxic, environment-friend...

Cost effective production of biofuels depends critically on feedstock cost and availability. As such, volatile fatty acids (VFAs) can play an important role in advancing sustainable biofuel production since they can be derived from low cost feedstock including gases and municipal solid waste. To this end, we studied fermentations of the oleaginous microbe Yarrowia lipolytica engineered for lipi...