Utilization of Renewable and Waste Materials for Biodiesel Production as Catalyst

The efficient and economic utilization of natural renewable and waste materials of various industries and biomass having non-homogeneous composition is a new dimension of research for biodiesel pro- duction. A combination of these renewable, waste materials and traditional heterogeneous catalyst can also be looked after for the possible solution of heterogeneous catalytic transesterification. This review discusses industrially derived and naturally occurring materials containing calcium, sodium, potassium etc, which were found instrumental for biodiesel production. About 60 research articles and patents have been reviewed and the findings are analysed in this article for developing industrial scale heterogeneous catalytic pilot plant facilities for biodiesel production. ？ 2015 BCREC UNDIP. All rights reserved. Received: 25th May 2015; Revised: 17th June 2015; Accepted: 10th July 2015 How to Cite: Kumar, P., Sarma, A.K., Jha, M.K., Bansal, A., Srivasatava, B. (2015). Production Utilization of Renewable and Waste Materials for Biodiesel Production as Catalyst. Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis, 10 (3): 221-229. (doi:10.9767/bcrec.10.3.8584.221-229) Permalink/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.9767/bcrec.10.3.8584.221-22