Browsing Faculty of Natural Sciences by Author "Babajide, Omotola"
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Low-Cost feedstock conversion to biodiesel via ultrasound technology
Babajide, Omotola; Leslie, Petrik; Amigun, Bamikole; Ameer, Farouk (MDPI, 2009)Biodiesel has attracted increasing interest and has proved to be a good substitute for fossil-based fuels due to its environmental advantages and availability from renewable resources such as refined and waste vegetable ... -
Novel zeolite Na-X synthesized from fly ash as a heterogeneous catalyst in biodiesel production
Babajide, Omotola; Petrik, Leslie; Musyoka, Nicholas; Ameer, Farouk (Elsevier, 2012)Several studies have been carried out on the production of biodiesel using different heterogeneous catalysts but this study has been able to demonstrate the prospect of utilizing South African class F fly ash as a raw ... -
Synthesis of hydroxy sodalite from coal fly ash for biodiesel production from waste-derived maggot oil
Shabani, Juvet Malonda; Babajide, Omotola; Petrik, Leslie (MDPI, 2019)Zeolites are aluminosilicate crystalline materials known for their unique characteristics, and have been prominent for nearly half a century due to their wide and important industrial applications. The production of zeolites, ... -
Use of coal fly ash as a catalyst in the production of biodiesel
Babajide, Omotola; Petrik, Leslie; Musyoka, Nicholas; Amigun, Bamikole; Ameer, Farouk (Slovnaft VÚRUP, 2010)South Africa is largely dependent on the combustion of coal for electricity production; Eskom’s coalfired power stations consume approximately 109 million tons of coal per annum, producing around 25 million tons of ash, ...