Biodiesel Technology and Applications

Biodiesel is a cost-effective, renewable, and sustainable fuel made from vegetable oils and animal fats. It offers a non-toxicity, biodegradability, improved air quality, and positive impact on the environment, energy security, safe-to-handle, store, and transport. It has been used as a replacement of petroleum diesel in transport vehicles, heavy-duty trucks, locomotives, heat oils, hydrogen production, electricity generators, agriculture, mining, construction, and forestry equipment. This book provides a comprehensive overview of biodiesel technologies, covering history, properties, resources, fabrication methods, parameters, formulations, reactors, catalysis, transformations, analysis, in situ spectroscopies, key issues, and applications. It is an invaluable resource guide for professionals, faculty, students, chemical engineers, biotechnologists, and environmentalists.

Format: Hardback
Length: 512 pages
Publication date: 24 August 2021
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

This remarkable new volume offers a comprehensive exploration of biodiesel technologies, encompassing a wide array of topics and practical applications. Edited by one of the most esteemed and prolific engineers in the world, along with his accomplished team, this publication provides a valuable resource for professionals and enthusiasts alike.

Energy technologies have garnered significant attention in recent years, driven by the urgent need for sustainable energy solutions. Biodiesel technologies have emerged as a crucial pathway to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and address the pressing challenge of climate change. Biodiesel, a monoalkyl ester derived from vegetable oils or animal fats, has played a pivotal role in shaping global climate policy.

Defined as a cost-effective, renewable, and sustainable fuel, biodiesel can be produced from vegetable oils and animal fats. It offers several advantages over petroleum-based diesel, including non-toxicity, biodegradability, improved air quality, and a positive environmental impact. Biodiesel is safer to handle, store, and transport, contributing to energy security and overall sustainability.

In various applications, biodiesels have replaced petroleum diesel in transport vehicles, heavy-duty trucks, locomotives, heat oils, hydrogen production, electricity generators, agriculture, mining, construction, and forestry equipment. This book serves as a comprehensive guide, providing a detailed overview of biodiesel technologies and their associated applications.

Chapters in this publication cover a broad spectrum of topics, including biodiesel's history, properties, resources, fabrication methods, parameters, formulations, reactors, catalysis, transformations, analysis, in situ spectroscopies, key issues, and practical applications. It also delves into biodiesel methods, extraction strategies, biowaste utilization, oleochemical resources, non-edible feedstocks, heterogeneous catalysts, patents, and case studies.

Progress, challenges, future directions, and the current state-of-the-art in biodiesel technology are extensively discussed. This book serves as a valuable resource for researchers, engineers, policymakers, and industry professionals seeking to advance the development and utilization of biodiesel technologies. By providing a comprehensive understanding of biodiesel's potential and limitations, it contributes to the pursuit of a more sustainable and environmentally friendly energy future.

Weight: 938g
Dimension: 245 x 157 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781119724643