Renewable Diesel: Value Chain, Sustainability, and Challenges

Renewable Diesel: Value Chain, Sustainability, and Challenges provides a comprehensive reference on the production of renewable diesel, covering fundamentals, technologies, engineering, economics, and sustainability. It discusses production processes, fuel properties, and standards, compares biodiesel and hydroprocessed vegetable oil, and highlights techno-economic, environmental, logistical, and strategic challenges and opportunities.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 19 September 2023
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

Renewable Diesel: Value Chain, Sustainability, and Challenges is a comprehensive guide to the production of renewable diesel, encompassing a wide range of topics from fundamentals to advanced technologies. In addition to providing an in-depth analysis of biomass conversion processes and available technologies, the book delves into engineering and mathematical aspects such as design, economics, and sustainability. It covers production processes, fuel properties, and fuel quality standards in detail, alongside state-of-the-art information on conversion routes, catalysts, combustion characteristics, emission profiles, techno-economic and lifecycle appraisal, and integration of renewable diesel production into existing refineries. A chapter on biodiesel and hydroprocessed vegetable oil offers a comparative analysis with conventional biodiesel, highlighting its pros and cons. Furthermore, the book provides an overview of techno-economic, environmental, logistical, and strategic hurdles and opportunities in the commercialization and marketability of renewable diesel. This invaluable resource is designed to appeal to students, researchers, and professionals engaged in bioenergy, renewable energy, biotechnology, chemistry, chemical engineering, environmental science, and sustainability sciences.

Renewable Diesel: Value Chain, Sustainability, and Challenges is a comprehensive guide to the production of renewable diesel, encompassing a wide range of topics from fundamentals to advanced technologies. In addition to providing an in-depth analysis of biomass conversion processes and available technologies, the book delves into engineering and mathematical aspects such as design, economics, and sustainability. It covers production processes, fuel properties, and fuel quality standards in detail, alongside state-of-the-art information on conversion routes, catalysts, combustion characteristics, emission profiles, techno-economic and lifecycle appraisal, and integration of renewable diesel production into existing refineries. A chapter on biodiesel and hydroprocessed vegetable oil offers a comparative analysis with conventional biodiesel, highlighting its pros and cons. Furthermore, the book provides an overview of techno-economic, environmental, logistical, and strategic hurdles and opportunities in the commercialization and marketability of renewable diesel. This invaluable resource is designed to appeal to students, researchers, and professionals engaged in bioenergy, renewable energy, biotechnology, chemistry, chemical engineering, environmental science, and sustainability sciences.

Weight: 450g
Dimension: 235 x 191 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780323911535