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Production of Biodiesel from Non-Edible Sources

Technological Updates

  • 1st Edition - February 10, 2022
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: A. Arumugam
  • Language: English

Production of Biodiesel from Non-Edible Sources: Technological Updates offers a step-by-step guide to the production of biodiesel, providing comparisons of existing methods,… Read more

Description

Production of Biodiesel from Non-Edible Sources: Technological Updates offers a step-by-step guide to the production of biodiesel, providing comparisons of existing methods, new and state-of-the-art technologies, and real-world examples of implementation. The book discusses all potential non-edible feedstocks for biodiesel production, providing their properties, availability, and processing, including deeper insights into kinetic models and simulation of biodiesel fermentation. Readers will gain knowledge of existing parameters and methods for biodiesel production, optimization, scale-up, and sustainability, along with guidance on the practical implementation of these methods and techniques.

Finally, environmental sustainability, techno-economic analysis, and policymaking aspects are considered and put into the context of future prospects. This book offers a step-by-step guide for researchers and industry practitioners involved in bioenergy, renewable energy, biofuels production and bioconversion processes.

Key features

  • Provides step-by-step guidance on key processes and procedures
  • Reviews all the available non-edible feedstocks for biodiesel production and presents their properties, pros and cons
  • Presents pilot and industry-scale case studies on the implementation of biodiesel production from non-edible feedstocks
  • Addresses optimization, environmental sustainability, economic viability and policy issues to support commercialization

Readership

Researchers and industry practitioners involved in bioenergy and renewable energy, biofuels production and bioconversion processes. Bioengineers, biotechnology and biochemical engineers, and other bioenergy professionals working in the area of biofuels & the renewable energy industry, as well as aspects of the agricultural industry

Table of contents

1. Introduction

2. Biodiesel and its properties

3. Non-edible feedstock: Necessity and societal implications

4. Transesterification methods

5. Biodiesel production – Key factors affecting efficiency of the process

6. Pilot plant and industrial scale operations for biodiesel production

7. Environmental sustainability, technoeconomic analysis, and policy-making aspects of biodiesel

8. Concluding remarks and future prospects

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: February 15, 2022
  • Language: English

About the editor

AA

A. Arumugam

Dr. Arumugam.A is currently a Senior Assistant Professor at SASTRA Deemed University, School of Chemical and Biotechnology. He is an M.Tech product of National Institute of Technology, Trichy, in Chemical engineering plant Design and pursued B.Tech Chemical Engineering at Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry. A prolific author of journal articles, book chapters, and more, he has over 13 years of academic and research experience in biofuels technological areas. He has delivered many invited lectures, keynote speeches, and scientific research and educational presentations. His research interest includes Environmental Biotechnology, Biofuels production, Equipment design, and Mass Transfer operations.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Assitant Professor, SASTRA Deemed University, School of Chemical and Biotechnology, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India

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