Scientists from Japan have used waste slag (the high volume byproduct from iron making) to catalyse biofuel synthesis. Not only does this engineering strategy find a much-needed recycling alternative to slag, but renewable fuel, biodiesel is produced – a sustainable and environmentally-friendly alternative to petrochemicals.
Use of the slag-made hydrocalumite catalysts for large scale biodiesel synthesis promises an economical and ecological contribution to alleviate the fuel demands of the future.
Read the article here: Transesterifications Using Hydrocalumite Synthesized from Waste Slag: An Economical and Ecological Route for Biofuel Production
Yasutaka Kuwahara, Keita Tsuji, Tetsutaro Ohmichi, Takashi Kamegawa, Kohsuke Mori and Hiromi Yamashita
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