Each year an estimated 1.3 billion tons of agricultural waste are produced worldwide, with staple crop residue forming a large bulk of the generated waste. This crop residue from cereal crops like Ragi husk is generally discarded despite being a rich silica source and is a widely used compound with an ever-increasing demand. In the […]
Biodiesel production from waste cooking oil (WCO) holds promise as a renewable and sustainable energy source. However, high levels of free fatty acids (FFAs) in WCO require efficient pretreatment before transesterification. Utilizing solar energy for heterogeneous catalytic reactions offers an alternative to thermal-driven processes. TiO2EFBA, synthesized via the wet impregnation method, exhibits distinctive physicochemical properties […]
