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Biodiesel Production: Current Status and Perspectives

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 253

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Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering of Lorena, University of São Paulo (USP), Lorena 12.602-810, Brazil
Interests: biodiesel; enzymatic catalysis; heterogeneous catalysis; fatty acid esters; lipases

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School of Food Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas 13083-862, Brazil
Interests: biochemistry; food biochemistry; nanotechnology

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Chemical Engineering Department, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica 23897-000, Brazil
Interests: biofuels; thermodynamics; adsorption; economic evaluation

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Biodiesel is known for its renewability, sulfur-free nature, sustainability, and biodegradability. As such, it has been perceived as a potential renewable and environmentally friendly energy source for replacing exhaustible petroleum-based diesel in the . The raw materials for biodiesel production are derived from renewable sources, which are abundant and inexhaustible, ensuring the future sustainability of human development and energy sources. Despite the bright prospect of biodiesel as a sustainable source of energy, its commercialization efforts have been minimal worldwide. This Special Issue aims to collect articles on recent technological advancements and the growing demand for more sustainable energy sources, including the following: alternative feedstocks such as microalgae oils and industrial waste; production process optimization; integration of more sustainable technologies; and economic and environmental viability of biodiesel.

We look forward to your contributions.

Dr. Renata N. Vilas Bôas
Dr. Larissa Rauber Duarte
Dr. Marisa Mendes
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • biodiesel
  • enzymatic catalysis
  • fatty acid esters
  • heterogeneous catalysis
  • lipases

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Article
Enzymatic Degumming of Soybean Oil for Raw Material Preparation in BioFuel Production
by Sviatoslav Polovkovych, Andriy Karkhut, Volodymyr Gunka, Yaroslav Blikharskyy, Roman Nebesnyi, Semen Khomyak, Jacek Selejdak and Zinoviy Blikharskyy
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(15), 8371; https://doi.org/10.3390/app15158371 - 28 Jul 2025
Abstract
The paper investigates the process of degumming substandard soybean oil using an enzyme complex of phospholipases to prepare it as a feedstock for biodiesel production. Dehumidification is an important refining step aimed at reducing the phosphorus content, which exceeds the permissible limits according [...] Read more.
The paper investigates the process of degumming substandard soybean oil using an enzyme complex of phospholipases to prepare it as a feedstock for biodiesel production. Dehumidification is an important refining step aimed at reducing the phosphorus content, which exceeds the permissible limits according to ASTM, EN, and ISO standards, by re-moving phospholipids. The enzyme complex of phospholipases includes phospholipase C, which specifically targets phosphatidylinositol, and phospholipase A2, which catalyzes the hydrolysis of phospholipids into water-soluble phosphates and lysophospholipids. This process contributes to the efficient removal of phospholipids, increased neutral oil yield, and reduced residual oil in the humic phase. The use of an enzyme complex of phospholipases provides an innovative, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly method of oil purification. The results of the study demonstrate the high efficiency of using the phospholipase enzyme complex in the processing of substandard soybean oil, which allows reducing the content of total phosphorus to 0.001% by weight, turning it into a high-quality raw material for biodiesel production. The proposed approach contributes to increasing the profitability of agricultural raw materials and the introduction of environmentally friendly technologies in the field of renewable energy. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biodiesel Production: Current Status and Perspectives)
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