TY - JOUR ID - 151732 TI - Biodiesel, In a Quest For Sustainable Renewable Energy: A Review on Its Potentials and Production Strategies JO - Journal of Chemical Reviews JA - JCR LA - en SN - 2676-6868 AU - Bello, Usman AU - Agu, Chinedu M. AU - Ajiya, Dahiru A. AU - Mahmoud, Auwal Adamu AU - Udopia, Livingstone AU - Lawal, Nuruddeen Muhammad AU - Abubakar, Aisha Abdullahi AU - Muhammad, Musa AD - Department of Chemistry, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi, Nigeria AD - Department of Chemical Engineering, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria AD - Department of Chemistry, Otto Von Guericke Universität Magdeburg, Germany Y1 - 2022 PY - 2022 VL - 4 IS - 3 SP - 272 EP - 287 KW - Fossil Fuel KW - Renewable Energy KW - Biodiesel KW - Sustainability DO - 10.22034/jcr.2022.343497.1175 N2 - The spike in the spontaneous discharge of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions into the atmosphere and oil spills on land are placing the environment and natural systems under threat. These two contemporary challenges are heightened by the excessive exploitation of fossil fuels, coiled with rising energy demand pooled by population growth, and industrialization. Therefore, the quest for clean, low-cost, and sustainable energy is environmentally and economically driven. Energy from biomass especially biodiesel is poised to take a lead as an alternative to conventional diesel due to its renewability, non-toxicity, and less potent to GHG emissions. Hence, this paper put together the merits and demerits of the various renewable sources of energy, alongside the biodiesel production processes and output of some countries for the year 2020, which fell short of reporting. The first segment of this paper highlights the potential of biodiesel and its advantages over other renewable energies. The production output and various parametric effects were subsequently discussed for optimum biodiesel production. Then, the economic feasibilities and environmental benefits of biodiesel were emphasized among other attractive attributes of the fuel and enumerate gaps for future exploration. UR - https://www.jchemrev.com/article_151732.html L1 - https://www.jchemrev.com/article_151732_2d920e1646277f0a536a6d97a9de138c.pdf ER -