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Catalyst derived from wastes for biofuel production: a critical review and patent landscape analysis

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The global scenario turned towards converging their focus on sustainability owing to its adverse response in the climatic conditions, else unlike other planets earth may go unbefitting to live. The major contributor in for this worsening scenario of the climatic condition is polluting the atmosphere by various ways. In addition to this, the major polluting factor around the globe is vehicle and industrial waste which is contaminating the environment on hourly basis. The derived outcome of this issue is to cut the pollutants of the fuel mixing with atmospheric air and when this is either stopped or reduced, it saves the mother earth from pollution. The biofuel derived from wastes based catalysts is considered to be a better alternative and such biofuels have lesser environmental hazards when compared with conventional fossil fuels. So, the review in this article narrows down to waste catalyst derived biofuel along with their performance which contributes in the self-sustenance of biodiesel production. The article flow through the path of progress of biofuel and about the destination of its progress in near future which is discussed along with the patent landscape analysis. Scope of the article can be clearly understood from the facts revealed from the patent analysis. So, the first segment discusses about the ways to derive the biofuel from the agriculture waste, biomasses, gasification as well as from the microalgae. Focus of this review has also been given for the description of various natural sources used to derive catalysts, performance of the catalysts used for biodiesel production in terms of its efficiency and the challenges associated with the use of natural sources as catalysts for biodiesel production.

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Devarajan, B., Saravanakumar, R., Sivalingam, S. et al. Catalyst derived from wastes for biofuel production: a critical review and patent landscape analysis. Appl Nanosci 12, 3677–3701 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-021-01948-8

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