TY - JOUR AB - Steady escalating of global CO2 concentration and the findings of 2015 as the warmest year ever recorded, demanding feasible yet urgent solutions to counter those undesirable consequences. One of such solutions is biodiesel, regarded as more environment-friendly fuel, that to be used in diesel engines. Biodiesel is produced at industrial scale mainly from edible feedstock and attempts are constantly being made to lower the feedstock cost by utilizing waste or low-cost feedstock. As to realize the effort, continuous exploration of low-cost yet viable feedstock for biodiesel production is one of the focuses of the researchers. Palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD) is one of such potential feedstock to be utilized in biodiesel preparation. This review serves as a gauge for the use of PFAD as a source for biodiesel production. In addition, a wide range of catalysts and the corresponding optimal reaction conditions are presented. Reusability performance of the catalysts is presented too as to evaluate the overall capability of those catalysts in driving the reaction. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. AD - Univ Malaysia Pahang, Fac Ind Sci & Technol, Kuantan 26300, Pahang, Malaysia AN - WOS:000392789000001 AU - Kapor, N. Z. A. AU - Maniam, G. P. AU - Ab Rahim, M. H. AU - Yusoff, M. M. DA - Feb 1 DO - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.12.163 J2 - J Clean Prod KW - biodiesel LA - English N1 - Ei8wn PY - 2017 SN - 0959-6526 SP - 1-9 ST - Palm fatty acid distillate as a potential source for biodiesel production-a review T2 - Journal of Cleaner Production TI - Palm fatty acid distillate as a potential source for biodiesel production-a review UR - ://WOS:000392789000001 VL - 143 ID - 13811 ER -