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Biodiesel

From Production to Combustion

  • Presents the state of the art in various biodiesel production techniques/technologies
  • Investigates various biodiesel production scenarios from a life cycle assessment (LCA) perspective
  • Updates readers on the latest findings on biodiesel purification and upgrading technologies

Part of the book series: Biofuel and Biorefinery Technologies (BBT, volume 8)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Biodiesel Production Systems: Reactor Technologies

    • Thomas Ernst Müller
    Pages 15-25
  3. Biodiesel Production Systems: Operation, Process Control and Troubleshooting

    • Nídia S. Caetano, Vera Ribeiro, Leonardo Ribeiro, Andresa Baptista, Joaquim Monteiro
    Pages 27-56
  4. Biodiesel Purification and Upgrading Technologies

    • Hamed Bateni, Alireza Saraeian, Chad Able, Keikhosro Karimi
    Pages 57-100
  5. Applications of Biodiesel By-products

    • Hajar Rastegari, Hossein Jazini, Hassan S. Ghaziaskar, Mohammad Yalpani
    Pages 101-125
  6. Economic Risk Analysis and Critical Comparison of Biodiesel Production Systems

    • Seyed Soheil Mansouri, Carina L. Gargalo, Isuru A. Udugama, Pedram Ramin, Mauricio Sales-Cruz, Gürkan Sin et al.
    Pages 127-148
  7. Techno-economical Aspects of Biodiesel Plants

    • Syed Taqvi, Mohamed Elsholkami, Ali Elkamel
    Pages 149-159
  8. Biodiesel Production and Consumption: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Approach

    • Mohammad Ali Rajaeifar, Meisam Tabatabaei, Mortaza Aghbashlo, Saeed Sadeghzadeh Hemayati, Reinout Heijungs
    Pages 161-192
  9. Exergy-Based Sustainability Analysis of Biodiesel Production and Combustion Processes

    • Mortaza Aghbashlo, Meisam Tabatabaei, Mohammad Ali Rajaeifar, Marc A. Rosen
    Pages 193-217
  10. “Omics Technologies” and Biodiesel Production

    • Reza Sharafi, Gholamreza Salehi Jouzani
    Pages 219-239

About this book

This book presents in-depth information on the state of the art of global biodiesel production and investigates its impact on climate change. Subsequently, it comprehensively discusses biodiesel production in terms of production systems (reactor technologies) as well as biodiesel purification and upgrading technologies. Moreover, the book reviews essential parameters in biodiesel production systems as well as major principles of operation, process control, and trouble-shooting in these systems. Conventional and emerging applications of biodiesel by-products with a view to further economize biodiesel production are also scrutinized. Separate chapters are dedicated to economic risk analysis and critical comparison of biodiesel production systems as well as techno-economical aspects of biodiesel plants. The book also thoroughly investigates the important aspects of biodiesel production and combustion by taking advantage of advanced sustainability analysis tools including life cycle assessment (LCA) and exergy techniques. In closing, the application of Omics technologies in biodiesel production is presented and discussed. This book is relevant to anyone with an interest in renewable, more sustainable fuel and energy solutions. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Biofuel Research Team (BRTeam), Karaj, Iran

    Meisam Tabatabaei

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering of Agricultural Machinery, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran

    Mortaza Aghbashlo

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eBook USD 129.00
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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