RESEARCH PROGRESS OF BIOCHAR-BASED MATERIALS IN PREPARATION OF BIODIESEL

Wang Yazhuo; Li Danni; Chen Hongyuan; Shan Rui; Yuan Haoran

doi:10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2021-1049

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Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica ›› 2023, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (2) : 188-197. DOI: 10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2021-1049

RESEARCH PROGRESS OF BIOCHAR-BASED MATERIALS IN PREPARATION OF BIODIESEL

Wang Yazhuo^1,2, Li Danni¹, Chen Hongyuan¹, Shan Rui¹, Yuan Haoran¹

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Biochar, produced by the thermal decomposition of various biomass sources, is applied in different fields of research due to its distinctive properties. With the recent explosion of methods for a large-scale synthesis of biochar, the number of literatures relevant to biochar and biochar based materials has increased exponentially. This review exclusively focuses on the current development of biochar based functional catalysts, and applications in （trans）esterification. Thus, this review firstly presents a brief description of the design and synthesis of the biochar based catalyst, and then summaries the applications of these biochar based catalyst based upon （trans）esterification. Finally, the current advances and the future perspectives of the biochar catalyst is presented. Hopefully, this review will offer a perspective and guidelines for the future research and development of biochar based catalysts for biodiesel production.

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biochar / catalyst / biodiesel / biomass

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Wang Yazhuo, Li Danni, Chen Hongyuan, Shan Rui, Yuan Haoran. RESEARCH PROGRESS OF BIOCHAR-BASED MATERIALS IN PREPARATION OF BIODIESEL[J]. Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica. 2023, 44(2): 188-197 https://doi.org/10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2021-1049

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