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Biodiesel science and technology: From soil to oil

J C J Bart, University of Messina, N Palmeri, ISAB and S Cavallaro, University of Messina, Italy

Woodhead Energy Series No. 7

For anyone involved in commercial biodiesel production or biofuel research at any scale, this is destined to become the standard technical text on the subject. Highly recommended.
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 - evaluates biodiesel as a renewable energy source and documents global biodiesel development
 - the outlook for biodiesel science and technology is presented exploring the challenges faced by the global diesel industry
 - reviews feedstock resources and vegetable oil formation including emerging crops and the agronomic potential of underexploited oil crops
 - features industrial process technology used for biodiesel production including consideration for quality assurance and subsequence analytical methods

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 utilised in developed countries, and it is increasingly being introduced in developing countries, especially in regions with high potential for sustainable biodiesel production.

Initial sections systematically review feedstock resources and vegetable oil formulations, including the economics of vegetable oil conversion to diesel fuel, with additional coverage of emerging energy crops for biodiesel production. Further sections review the transesterification process, including chemical (catalysis) and biochemical (biocatalysis) processes, with extended coverage of industrial process technology and control methods, and standards for biodiesel fuel quality assurance. Final chapters cover the sustainability, performance and environmental issues of biodiesel production, as well as routes to improve glycerol by-product usage and the development of next-generation products.

Biodiesel science and technology: From soil to oil provides a comprehensive reference to fuel engineers, researchers and academics on the technological developments involved in improving biodiesel quality and production capacity that are crucial to the future of the industry.

ISBN 1 84569 591 7
ISBN-13: 978 1 84569 591 0
February 2010
864 pages  234 x 156mm  hardback  
£180.00 / US$305.00 / €225.00

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About the authors

Jan C J Bart is a Full Professor of Industrial Chemistry and Stefano Cavallaro is an Associated Professor of Industrial Chemistry at the University of Messina, Italy. Natale Palmeri is a technologist at ISAB’s Priolo refinery, Sicily, Italy. The authors are noted for their research in the fields of heterogeneous catalysis and industrial chemistry.

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Contents

Biodiesel as a renewable energy source
 - Introduction
 - Energy policy
 - Transformation of biomass
 - Global biodiesel development
 - Value chain of biodiesel
 - Bibliography
 - References

Development of non-food agricultural industries for biofuel applications
 - Introduction
 - Biofuels
 - Biomass potentials and limitations
 - Advanced agroenergy crops
 - Bibliography
 - References

Oleochemical sources: basic science, processing and applications of oils
 - Introduction
 - Biochemistry of lipid metabolism
 - Modification of vegetable oil quality
 - Industrial use of vegetable oils
 - Unusual fatty acids
 - Oil processing techniques
 - Bibliography
 - References

Vegetable oil formulations for utilisation as biofuels
 - Introduction
 - Fuel properties of oils and fats
 - Low-viscosity formulations
 - Bibliography
 - References

Feedstocks for biodiesel production
 - Introduction
 - Global oilseed and oil production
 - Resources for biodiesel production
 - Main biodiesel crops
 - Minor edible oil crops
 - Fish oils
 - Algae mass culture systems
 - Oleaginous microorganisms
 - Non-edible oilseeds
 - Low-quality feedstocks
 - Bibliography
 - References

Emerging new energy crops for biodiesel production
 - Introduction
 - Crop selection criteria for biodiesel application
 - Structure and quality parameters for evaluating alternative feedstocks
 - Agronomic potential of underexploited oil crops by region
 - Bibliography
 - References

Transesterification processes for biodiesel production from oils and fats
 - Introduction
 - Process variables
 - Transesterification kinetics
 - In-situ transesterification
 - Non-catalytic fatty acid alkyl ester production
 - References

Biodiesel catalysis
 - Introduction
 - Homogeneous alkaline catalysis in biodiesel synthesis
 - Liquid-phase acid catalysis
 - Heterogeneous catalysis in biodiesel synthesis
 - Bibliography
 - References

Processes for biodiesel production from unrefined oils and fats
 - Introduction
 - Fatty acid esterification
 - Transesterification of acidic feedstocks
 - Jatrodiesel
 - Algal biodiesel
 - Vegetable oil soapstocks for biodiesel application
 - Tall biodiesel
 - Bibliography
 - References

Biocatalytic production of biodiesel
 - Introduction
 - Enzymatic (trans)esterification
 - Bioplastic-to-biodiesel
 - Bibliography
 - References

Industrial process technology for biodiesel production
 - Introduction
 - Biodiesel plant design and engineering
 - Selected proprietary transesterification processing technologies
 - Selected biodiesel producers
 - Biodiesel blending techniques
 - Bibliography
 - References

Analytical methods and standards for quality assurance in biodiesel production
 - Introduction
 - Quality control of biodiesel feedstocks
 - Biodiesel standardisation
 - Biodiesel quality management
 - Biodiesel analytical methodology
 - Bibliography
 - References

Valorisation of the glycerol by-product from biodiesel production
 - Introduction
 - Industrial glycerol production
 - Glycerol purification
 - Industrial uses and markets
 - Innovative use of glycerol
 - Renewable diesel synthesis without glycerol co-production
 - Bibliography
 - References

Sustainability and use of biodiesel
 - Introduction
 - Energy balance
 - Life cycle assessment of biodiesel
 - Performance characteristics for biodiesel
 - Biodiesel cost structure
 - Biodiesel use and markets
 - Bibliography
 - References

Evolution of biodiesel and alternative diesel fuels
 - Introduction
 - Second-generation biofuels
 - Biodiesel: the next generations
 - Hydroprocessing technology
 - Perspectives of biomass-to-liquid fuels
 - Renewable energy and biomass
 - Bibliography
 - References

Epilogue: Outlook for biodiesel science and technology
 - Introduction
 - State of the biodiesel industry
 - Challenges for the global biodiesel industry