TY - JOUR JF - Chemical Engineering Research and Design VL - 132 Y1 - 2018/// N1 - cited By 59 UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85042396126&doi=10.1016%2fj.cherd.2018.02.002&partnerID=40&md5=5471d0178a68cf32025c5f57d4b772c9 A1 - Farooq, M. A1 - Ramli, A. A1 - Naeem, A. A1 - Mahmood, T. A1 - Ahmad, S. A1 - Humayun, M. A1 - Islam, M.G.U. SP - 644 PB - Institution of Chemical Engineers AV - none SN - 02638762 N2 - This work explains the preparation of an efficient catalyst from waste chicken egg shells for exploring environment-friendly and cost-effective biodiesel production process for socio-economic growth. XRD, BET, TGA, and TPD-CO2 analysis were employed to evaluate the physicochemical properties of the prepared catalysts. The catalytic performance of the synthesized catalysts was tested in biodiesel production via transesterification from date seed oil under different reaction conditions. It was found that catalyst prepared at 900 Ā°C exhibited excellent transesterification activity and provided maximum yield of fatty acid methyl esters up to 93.5 under optimal reaction conditions, i.e. reaction time of 1.5 h, methanolā??oil molar ratio of 12:1, and catalyst amount of 5 wt.. In addition, the catalyst exhibited substantial stability and reusability during biodiesel conversion. Ā© 2018 Institution of Chemical Engineers KW - Activation energy; Biodiesel; Cost effectiveness; Economics; Fatty acids; Oils and fats; Reusability; Synthetic fuels; Transesterification KW - Catalytic performance; Eco-friendly; Egg shells; Fatty acid methyl ester; Heterogeneous catalyst; Optimal reaction condition; Physicochemical property; Transesterification activity KW - Catalysts TI - Biodiesel production from date seed oil (Phoenix dactylifera L.) via egg shell derived heterogeneous catalyst ID - scholars10400 EP - 651 ER -