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ArticleScientific reports2026

Integrated experimental and life cycle assessment of biodiesel production from Datura stramonium seed oil using a one-pot sulfonated corncob catalyst.

Workisa Bacha Garuma, Tesfaye Kassaw Bedru, Gadissa Tokuma Gindaba, Abdi Nemera Emana, Edosa Toyi, Mani Jayakumar, Beteley Tekola Meshesha, Shegaw Ahmed Mohammed, Abayneh Getachew Demesa, Samuel Perez Vega and 1 more

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Workisa Bacha GarumaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Haramaya Institute of Technology, Haramaya University, P. O. Box 138, Haramaya, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
Tesfaye Kassaw BedruDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Kombolcha Institute of Technology, Wollo University, P.O. Box 208, Kombolcha, Ethiopia. tesfaye.kassaw@kiot.edu.et.
Gadissa Tokuma GindabaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Haramaya Institute of Technology, Haramaya University, P. O. Box 138, Haramaya, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
Abdi Nemera EmanaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Haramaya Institute of Technology, Haramaya University, P. O. Box 138, Haramaya, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
Edosa ToyiDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Haramaya Institute of Technology, Haramaya University, P. O. Box 138, Haramaya, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
Mani JayakumarDepartment of Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, 641 021, India.
Beteley Tekola MesheshaSchool of Chemical and Bio Engineering, College of Technology and Built Environment, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Shegaw Ahmed MohammedSchool of Chemical and Bio Engineering, College of Technology and Built Environment, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Abayneh Getachew DemesaLUT School of Engineering Sciences, LUT University, Kouvola, Finland.
Samuel Perez VegaLUT School of Engineering Sciences, LUT University, Kouvola, Finland.
Guedri OkbaLUT School of Engineering Sciences, LUT University, Kouvola, Finland.

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Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI) OPH-459-2025
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Abstract

This study presents a combined experimental and life cycle assessment of the production of biodiesel from Datura stramonium (DS) seed oil, using a one-pot sulfonated corn-cob solid acid catalyst. The catalyst, synthesized through simultaneous hydrothermal carbonization and sulfonation using sulfuric acid (H₂SO₄), was characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), showing -SO₃H functionalization; X-ray Diffraction (XRD), indicating an amorphous carbon structure; and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface analysis showed 1.53 m

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BiofuelsPlant OilsSeedsZea maysCatalysisEsterificationSpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredBiofuelsPlant OilsBiodiesel productionEsterificationLife cycle assessmentSolid acid catalystWaste biomass

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PMID42270715
PMCPMC13494001

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