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Enzymatic biodiesel production from Manilkara Zapota (L.) seed oil
Karmee, Sanjib Kumar (Springer, 2017)Oil obtained from the seeds of Manilkara zapota (L.) was transesterified with methanol using lipases as biocatalysts. Four commercially available lipases, such as, porcine pancreas, Candida rugosa, Pseudomonas cepacia and ... -
Fuel not food: towards sustainable utilization of gutter oil
Karmee, Sanjib Kumar (Taylor & Francis, 2017)Waste cooking oil is discarded into sewage and waste bins in various developing countries. In China, the discarded oil is scooped illegally from drains by smugglers. After collection, the obtained waste oil is reprocessed; ... -
Liquid biofuels from food waste: current trends, prospect and limitation
Karmee, Sanjib Kumar (Elsevier, 2016)Depletion of fossil fuels, environmental damage due to pollution and energy security have intensified research on alternative liquid biofuels. A major portion of municipal solid waste is food waste. Huge quantities of food ... -
Noodle waste based biorefinery: an approach to address fuel, waste management and sustainability
Karmee, Sanjib Kumar (Taylor & Francis, 2017)Noodle waste contains significant amounts of starch, lignocellulosic material and oil. Pretreatment involving extraction followed by centrifugation is necessary to separate the oil from the starch and lignocellulosic ... -
A spent coffee grounds based biorefinery for the production of biofuels, biopolymers, antioxidants and biocomposites
Karmee, Sanjib Kumar (Elsevier, 2018)Spent coffee grounds are composed of lipid, carbohydrates, carbonaceous, and nitrogen containing compounds among others. Using n-hexane and n-hexane/isopropanol mixture highest oil yield was achived during soxhlet extraction ...