Zrównoważony rozwój metod otrzymywania biodiesla

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).

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The increase in urbanization and the growing demand for petroleum products, fuels and energy correlates with the depletion of resources of non-renewable energy sources such as crude oil, hard coal, and natural gas. Due to the high emissions of greenhouse gases, i.e., carbon oxides(COx), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulfur oxides (SOx), the use of fossil fuels causes drastic climate changes [1]. Therefore, new, "green",sustainable, and renewable energy sources, e.g., biofuels, are currently being sought. Such interests of scientists are in line with people's most urgent needs due to the rapidly depleting oil resources, the increase in fuel prices and the degradation of the natural environment. Biodiesel is one of the most widely used biofuels due to its more positive impact on the environment (compared to diesel fuel), and technical and strategic advantages. Therefore, in this review, we would like to draw attention to the sustainable development of biodiesel synthesis methods, the progression of advanced technologies supporting this process, and the various types of reactors for biodiesel production (for example, a membrane or microwave reactor) will also be discussed [1].