Chemical type
- Alkaline earth metal oxide; solid base catalyst
Key properties
- Strong basicity
- High catalytic activity in transesterification
- Low cost and wide availability
- Can be derived from waste sources (eggshells, shells, ash)
- Thermally stable at high temperatures
- Heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel transesterification
- Conversion of triglycerides into fatty acid methyl esters (FAME)
- Supported catalyst component (e.g., CaO–Au, CaO/Ag, Al₂O₃-doped CaO)
Classification by use
- Chemicals used as heterogeneous base catalysts
- Chemicals used in biodiesel production
- Chemicals used in sustainable fuel synthesis
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- Sustainable inorganic nanocatalysts in biodiesel production - A review on recent developments, Fuel Processing Technology, Volume 282, April 2026, 108406
