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The second edition of this invaluable handbook covers converting vegetable oils, animal fats, and used oils into biodiesel fuel. The Biodiesel Handbook delivers solutions to issues… Read more
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
Gerhard Knothe
CHAPTER 2: HISTORY OF VEGETABLE OIL-BASED DIESEL FUELS
Gerhard Knothe
CHAPTER 3: BASICS OF DIESEL ENGINES AND DIESEL FUELS
Jon Van Gerpen
CHAPTER 4: BIODIESEL PRODUCTION
4.1 Basics of the Transesterification Reaction
Jon Van Gerpen and Gerhard Knothe
4.2 Alternate Feedstocks and Technologies for Biodiesel Production
Michael J. Haas
4.3 Catalysis in Biodiesel Processing
Alfred K. Schultz, Michael J. Haas, and Rajiv Banavali
4.4 Ion Exchange Resins in Biodiesel Processing
Rajiv Banavali, Alfred K. Schultz, Klaus-Dieter Topp, and Mark T. Vandersall
CHAPTER 5: ANALYTICAL METHODS
5.1 Analytical Methods for Biodiesel
Gerhard Knothe
5.2 A Sensor for Discrimination of Fossil Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel, and Their Blends
Axel Munack, Hermann Speckmann, Jürgen Krahl, Arno Marto, and Ralf Bantzhaff
CHAPTER 6: FUEL PROPERTIES
6.1 Cetane Numbers–Heat of Combustion–Why Vegetable Oils and Their Derivatives Are Suitable as a Diesel Fuel
Gerhard Knothe
6.2 Viscosity of Biodiesel
Gerhard Knothe
6.3 Cold Weather Properties and Performance of Biodiesel
Robert O. Dunn and Bryan R. Moser
6.4 Oxidative Stability of Biodiesel
Gerhard Knothe
6.5 Biodiesel Lubricity and Effect of Biodiesel on Lubricants
Gerhard Knothe
6.6 Biodiesel Fuels: Biodegradability, Biological and Chemical Oxygen Demand, and Toxicity
Charles L. Peterson and Gregory Möller
6.7 Soybean Oil Composition for Biodiesel
Neal A. Bringe, Beth J. Calabotta, and David A. Morgenstern
CHAPTER 7: EXHAUST EMISSIONS
7.1 Impacts of Biodiesel Fuel on Pollutant Emissions from Diesel Engines
Robert L. McCormick, Teresa L. Alleman, and Janet Yanowitz
7.2 Ultrafine Particles from a Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Running on Rapeseed Oil Methyl
Ester Jürgen Krahl, Axel Munack, Olaf Schröder, Yvonne Ruschel, and Jurgen Bünger
CHAPTER 8: CURRENT STATUS OF THE BIODIESEL INDUSTRY
8.1 Biodiesel in the United States
Steve Howell and Joe Jobe
8.2 Biodiesel in Germany and the European Union
Dieter Bockey
8.3 Biodiesel in South America
Claudiney Soares Cordeiro and Luiz Pereira Ramos
8.4 Biodiesel in Asia
Mohd. Basri Wahid, Yuen May Choo, and Chiew Wei Puah
8.5 Biodiesel in Japan
Shiro Saka and Hiroaki Imahara
8.6 Environmental Implications of Biodiesel (Life-Cycle Assessment)
Sven Gärtner and Guido A. Reinhardt
8.7 Potential Production of Biodiesel in the United States
Charles L. Peterson
CHAPTER 9: OTHER USES OF BIODIESEL
Gerhard Knothe
CHAPTER 10: OTHER ALTERNATIVE DIESEL FUELS FROM VEGETABLE OILS AND ANIMAL FATS
Robert O. Dunn
CHAPTER 11: GLYCEROL TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS FOR BIODIESEL INDUSTRY
Galen J. Suppes
Appendix A—Technical Tables
Gerhard Knothe
Appendix B—Biodiesel Standards
Gerhard Knothe
Appendix C—Unit Conversions
Gerhard Knothe
Appendix D—Internet Resources
Gerhard Knothe
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