Biodiesel science and technology : from soil to oil

"Biodiesel production is a rapidly advancing field worldwide, with biodiesel fuel increasingly being used in compression ignition (diesel) engines. Biodiesel has been extensively studied and used in developed countries and is increasingly being introduced in developing countries, especially in...

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Main Author Bart, Jan C. J.
Other Authors Palmeri, Natale, Cavallaro, Stefano
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford : Boca Raton, Fla. : Woodhead ; CRC Press, 2010.
SeriesWoodhead Publishing in energy ; no. 7.
Subjects
Biodiesel fuels.
Biodiesel fuels industry.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781613447925
1613447922
1845695917
9781845695910
9781845697761
1845697766
9781439827307
1439827303
Physical Description1 online resource (xviii, 840 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Biodiesel as a renewable energy source
  • Development of non-food agricultural industries for biofuel applications
  • Oleochemical sources: basic science, processing and applications of oils
  • Vegetable oil formulations for utilisation as biofuels
  • Feedstocks for biodiesel production
  • Emerging new energy crops for biodiesel production
  • Transesterification processes for biodiesel production from oils and fats
  • Biodiesel catalysis
  • Processes for biodiesel production from unrefined oils and fats
  • Biocatalytic production of biodiesel
  • Industrial process technology for biodiesel production
  • Analytical methods and standards for quality assurance in biodiesel production
  • Valorisation of the glycerol by-product from biodiesel production
  • Sustainability and use of biodiesel
  • Evolution of biodiesel and alternative diesel fuels
  • Epilogue: outlook for biodiesel science and technology.

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