Biodiesel America
Author: Joshua Tickell
Publisher: Biodiesel America
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9780970722744
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEnergy compromise, and the true potential for a fossil-fuel-free future. Book jacket.
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Biodiesel
Author: Greg Pahl
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Published: 2008-09-15
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 160358093X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor anyone who is trying to keep up with the extremely rapid developments in the biodiesel industry, the second edition of Biodiesel: Growing a New Energy Economy is an invaluable aid. The breathtaking speed with which biodiesel has gained acceptance in the marketplace in the past few years has been exceeded only by the proliferation of biodiesel production facilities around the United States--and the world--only to confront new social and environmental challenges and criticisms. The international survey of the biodiesel industry has been expanded from 40 to more than 80 countries, reflecting the spectacular growth of the industry around the world. This section also tracks the dramatic shifts in the fortunes of the industry that have taken place in some of these nations. The detailed chapters that cover the industry in the United States have also been substantially rewritten to keep abreast of its many new developments and explosive domestic growth. An expanded section on small-scale, local biodiesel production has been added to better represent this small but growing part of the industry. Another new section has been added to more fully explore the increasingly controversial issues of deforestation and food versus fuel, as well as GMO crops. The second edition concludes with updated views on where the industry is headed in the years to come from some of its key players.
Biodiesel America
Author: Joshua Tickell
Publisher: Biodiesel America
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9780970722744
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEnergy compromise, and the true potential for a fossil-fuel-free future. Book jacket.
U.s. Biodiesel Development: New Markets for Conventional and Genetically Modified Agricultural Fats and Oils
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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published:
Total Pages: 35
ISBN-13: 1428907890
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOn the Clean Road Again
Author: Willie Nelson
Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
Published: 2007-07-01
Total Pages: 49
ISBN-13: 1555918441
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor more than 40 years, Willie Nelson has been a national treasure, contributing many memorable songs to our musical canon. His impact, however, extends far beyond the scope of his music. A champion of family farms, Nelson has helped mobilize support for the American farmer, both as a founder of Farm Aid and more recently as one of the nation's most knowledgeable and recognized advocates of the use of biodiesel—a clean-burning, renewable fuel made from vegetable oils or animal fats. In this funny and inspirational book, Nelson confronts our dependency on foreign oil as a source of energy. Through facts, stories, and interviews with everyday Americans, he explains the benefits of biodiesel as an alternative fuel that not only drastically reduces carbon dioxide emissions, but also may help save our family farms.
Biodiesel
Author: Meisam Tabatabaei
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2018-11-02
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 3030009858
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
The Biodiesel Handbook
Author: Jurgen Krahl
Publisher: AOCS Publishing
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIntroduction: what is biodiesel?; The history of vegetable oil-based diesel fuels; The basics of diesel engines and diesel fuel; Basics of the transesterification reaction; Alternate feedstocks and technologies for biodiesel production; Analytical methods for biodiesel; Cetane numbers-heat of combustion-why vegetable oils and their derivatives are suitable as a diesel fuel; Viscosity of biodiesel; Cold weather properties and performance of biodiesel; Oxidative stability of biodiesel; Literature overview; Stability of biodiesel; Biodiesel lubricity; Biodiesel fuels; biodegradability, biological and chemical oxygen demand, and toxicity; Soybean oil composition for biodiesel; Effect of biodiesel fuel on pollutant emissions from diesel engines; Influence of biodiesel and different petrodiesel fuels on exhaust emissions and health effects; Current status of biodiesel in the United States; Current status of biodiesel in the European Union; Biodiesel quality management: the AGQM story; Status of biodiesel in Asia, the Americas, Australia and South Africa; Environmental implications of biodiesel (life-cycle assessment); Potential production of biodiesel; Other uses of biodiesel; Other alternative diesel fuels from vegetable oils; Glycerol.
Sustainable Development of Biofuels in Latin America and the Caribbean
Author: Barry D. Solomon
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-10-30
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 1461492750
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book examines recent developments in Latin American biofuel production. Taking “sustainable development” as a central theme, each chapter considers one country in the region and explores how biofuel production is evolving given concerns about food sovereignty, trade and other social issues. Environmental conservation, as well as an increasingly complex and globalized economic structure, Is also taken into account. The contributions to this volume critically explore the ways in which biofuel production in Latin America impact social, economic and environmental systems: the so-called “three pillars of sustainability". Numerous stakeholders, drawn from government, industry, civil society and academia have attempted to define “Sustainable Development” in the context of biofuel production and to operationalize it through a series of principles, criteria, and highly specific indicators. Nevertheless, it remains a fluid and contested concept with deep political and social ramifications, which each chapter explores in detail.
Biodiesel Fuels
Author: Ozcan Konur
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2021-05-05
Total Pages: 449
ISBN-13: 1000348571
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis first volume of the Handbook of Biodiesel and Petrodiesel Fuels presents a representative sample of the population papers in the field of biodiesel fuels in general. Part I provides an overview of the research field on both biodiesel and petrodiesel fuels highlighting primary and secondary research fronts in these fields. Part II presents a representative sample of the population papers in the field of biooils covering major research fronts. The research on the biooils is a fundamental part of the research on the biodiesel fuels. The research in this field has intensified in recent years with the application of advanced catalytic technologies and nanotechnologies in both production and upgrading of biooils. It covers pyrolysis, hydrothermal liquefaction, and upgrading, and characterization and properties of biooils besides an overview of the research field. Part III presents a representative sample of the population papers in the field of biodiesel fuels in general covering major research fronts. The research in this field has progressed in the lines of production, properties, and emissions of biodiesel fuels. As in the case of biooils, catalysts and additives play a crucial role for the biodiesel fuels. It covers biomass-based catalyst-assisted biodiesel production, enzymatic biodiesel production, additives in biodiesel production, properties, characterization, performance, and policies of biodiesel fuels besides an overview of the research field. Part IV presents a representative sample of the population papers in the field of glycerol, biodiesel waste, covering major research fronts. The research in this field has intensified in recent years with the increasing volume of biodiesel fuels, creating eco-friendly solutions for these wastes of biodiesel fuels for producing valuable biofuels and biochemicals from glycerol. It covers biohydrogen and propanediol production from glycerol as a case study for bioenergy and biochemicals, respectively. This book will be useful to academics and professionals in the fields of Energy Fuels, Chemical Engineering, Physical Chemistry, Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology, Environmental Sciences, and Thermodynamics. Ozcan Konur is both a materials scientist and social scientist by training. He has published around 200 journal papers, book chapters, and conference papers. He has focused on the bioenergy and biofuels in recent years. In 2018, he edited Bioenergy and Biofuels, which brought together the work of over 30 experts in their respective field. He also edited the Handbook of Algal Science, Technology, and Medicine with a strong section on the algal biofuels in 2020.
Biodiesel Fuels Based on Edible and Nonedible Feedstocks, Wastes, and Algae
Author: Ozcan Konur
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2021-05-05
Total Pages: 418
ISBN-13: 1000348563
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis second volume of the Handbook of Biodiesel and Petrodiesel Fuels presents a representative sample of the population papers in the field of feedstock-specific biodiesel fuels. The research on feedstocks for biodiesel fuels has first focused on the edible oils as first-generation biodiesel fuels. However, the public concerns about the competition with foods based on these feedstocks and adverse impact on the ecological diversity and deforestation have resulted in the exploration of nonedible-oil-based biodiesel fuels as second-generation biodiesel fuels in the first instance. Due to the ecological and cost benefits of treating wastes, waste oil-based biodiesel fuels as third-generation biodiesel fuels have emerged. Furthermore, following a series of influential review papers, the research has focused on the algal oil-based biodiesel fuels in recent years. Since the cost of feedstocks in general constitutes 85% of the total biodiesel production costs, the research focused more on improving biomass and lipid productivity in these research fields. Furthermore, since water, CO2, and nutrients (primarily N and P) have been major ingredients for the algal biomass and lipid production, the research has also intensified in the use of wastewaters and flue gases for algal biomass production to reduce the ecological burdens and the production costs. Part 1 presents a representative sample of the population papers in the field of edible oil-based biodiesel fuels covering major research fronts. It covers soybean oil-based biodiesel fuels, palm oil-based biodiesel fuels, and rapeseed oil-based biodiesel fuels as case studies besides an overview paper. Part 2 presents a representative sample of the population papers in the field of nonedible oil-based biodiesel fuels covering major research fronts. It covers Jatropha oil-based biodiesel fuels, polanga oil-based biodiesel fuels, and moringa oil-based biodiesel fuels as case studies besides an overview paper. Part 3 presents a representative sample of the population papers in the field of waste oil-based biodiesel fuels covering major research fronts. It covers wastewater sludge-based biodiesel fuels, waste cooking oil-based biodiesel fuels, and microbial oil-based biodiesel fuels as case studies besides an overview paper. Part 4 presents a representative sample of the population papers in the field of algal oil-based biodiesel fuels covering major research fronts. It covers algal biomass production in general, algal biomass production in wastewaters, algal lipid production, hydrothermal liquefaction of algal biomass, algal lipid extraction, and algal biodiesel production besides an overview paper. This book will be useful to academics and professionals in the fields of Energy Fuels, Chemical Engineering, Physical Chemistry, Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology, Environmental Sciences, and Thermodynamics. Ozcan Konur is both a materials scientist and social scientist by training. He has published around 200 journal papers, book chapters, and conference papers. He has focused on the bioenergy and biofuels in recent years. In 2018, he edited ‘Bioenergy and Biofuels’, that brought together the work of over 30 experts in their respective field. He also edited ‘Handbook of Algal Science, Technology, and Medicine’ with a strong section on the algal biofuels in 2020.
