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Production of Biodiesel from Non-Edible Sources
Technological Updates
- 1st Edition - February 10, 2022
- Editor: A. Arumugam
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 4 2 9 5 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 5 8 9 7 - 7
Production of Biodiesel from Non-Edible Sources: Technological Updates offers a step-by-step guide to the production of biodiesel, providing comparisons of existing methods,… Read more
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Request a sales quoteProduction of Biodiesel from Non-Edible Sources: Technological Updates offers a step-by-step guide to the production of biodiesel, providing comparisons of existing methods, new and state-of-the-art technologies, and real-world examples of implementation. The book discusses all potential non-edible feedstocks for biodiesel production, providing their properties, availability, and processing, including deeper insights into kinetic models and simulation of biodiesel fermentation. Readers will gain knowledge of existing parameters and methods for biodiesel production, optimization, scale-up, and sustainability, along with guidance on the practical implementation of these methods and techniques.
Finally, environmental sustainability, techno-economic analysis, and policymaking aspects are considered and put into the context of future prospects. This book offers a step-by-step guide for researchers and industry practitioners involved in bioenergy, renewable energy, biofuels production and bioconversion processes.
- Provides step-by-step guidance on key processes and procedures
- Reviews all the available non-edible feedstocks for biodiesel production and presents their properties, pros and cons
- Presents pilot and industry-scale case studies on the implementation of biodiesel production from non-edible feedstocks
- Addresses optimization, environmental sustainability, economic viability and policy issues to support commercialization
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Abstract
- 1.1 Overview of energy resources and consumption
- 1.2 Current production rate and demands for diesel fuel
- 1.3 Biodiesel as a promising renewable energy carrier
- 1.4 Need for non-edible oil as biodiesel feedstock
- 1.5 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 2. Biodiesel and its properties
- Abstract
- 2.1 Biodiesel and its properties
- 2.2 Methods of biodiesel production
- 2.3 Biodiesel standards and characterization
- 2.4 Properties and characteristics of non-edible biodiesel
- References
- Chapter 3. Non-edible feedstock: necessity and societal implications
- Abstract
- 3.1 International trends in food supply and demand
- 3.2 Oil extraction methods
- 3.3 Feedstock preparation
- 3.4 Extraction techniques
- 3.5 The most-used non-edible oils for biodiesel production
- 3.6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4. Transesterification methods
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Chemical method of biodiesel production
- 4.3 Biological method
- 4.4 Supercritical fluid techniques of transesterification
- 4.5 Materials, reagents, and equipment
- 4.6 The production facility and space
- 4.7 Analysis and statistics of biodiesel production
- 4.8 Safety considerations during biodiesel production
- 4.9 Environmental issues and regulations
- 4.10 Summary
- References
- Chapter 5. Biodiesel production: key factors affecting the efficiency of the process
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Factors affecting biodiesel yield
- 5.3 The statistical optimization of non-edible oil transesterification
- 5.4 Kinetics of transesterification
- 5.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 6. Pilot plant and industrial-scale operations for biodiesel production
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Biodiesel plant design
- 6.3 Reactor technologies for biodiesel production
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter 7. Environmental sustainability, technoeconomic analysis, and policy-making aspects of biodiesel
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Economic aspects and impacts of biodiesel production
- 7.3 Total investment cost for biodiesel production
- 7.4 Profitability of biodiesel production
- 7.5 Life cycle assessment
- 7.6 Environmental considerations
- 7.7 Conclusion
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter 8. Concluding remarks and future prospects
- Abstract
- Index
- No. of pages: 262
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: February 10, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128242957
- eBook ISBN: 9780323858977
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