Use of sewage sludge biochar as a catalyst in production of biodiesel through thermally induced transesterification

Sungyup Jung; Minyoung Kim; Yong-Hyun Kim; Kun-Yi Andrew Lin; Wei-Hsin Chen; Yiu Fai Tsang; Eilhann E. Kwon

doi:10.1007/s42773-022-00194-7

Biochar (Dec 2022)

Use of sewage sludge biochar as a catalyst in production of biodiesel through thermally induced transesterification

Sungyup Jung,
Minyoung Kim,
Yong-Hyun Kim,
Kun-Yi Andrew Lin,
Wei-Hsin Chen,
Yiu Fai Tsang,
Eilhann E. Kwon

Affiliations

Sungyup Jung: Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University
Minyoung Kim: Department of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University
Yong-Hyun Kim: Department of Civil, Environmental, Resources and Energy Engineering, Jeonbuk National University
Kun-Yi Andrew Lin: Department of Environmental Engineering and Innovation and Development Center of Sustainable Agriculture, National Chung Hsing University
Wei-Hsin Chen: Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University
Yiu Fai Tsang: Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong
Eilhann E. Kwon: Department of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42773-022-00194-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

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Highlights Sewage sludge (SS) was converted into biodiesel and biochar catalyst. Thermally induced reaction using SS biochar had high biodiesel yield. SS biochar was more effective than porous silica in reaction kinetics.

Published in Biochar

ISSN: 2524-7972 (Print); 2524-7867 (Online)
Publisher: Springer
Country of publisher: Singapore
LCC subjects: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences; Agriculture
Website: https://www.springer.com/journal/42773

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