Biodiesel science and technology [electronic resource] : from soil to oil / Jan C.J. Bart, Natale Palmeri and Stefano Cavallaro.
"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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Oxford : Boca Raton, Fla. :
Woodhead ; CRC Press,
2010.
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| Series: | Woodhead Publishing in energy ;
no. 7. |
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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.