InTech, 2013. 487 p. — ISBN 978-953-51-0910-5.
Contents
Preface
FeedstocksPotential Production of Biofuel from Microalgae Biomass Produced in Wastewater
Rosana C. S. Schneider, Thiago R. Bjerk, Pablo D. Gressler, Maiara P Souza, Valeriano A. Corbellini and Eduardo A. Lobo
Algal Biorefinery for Biodiesel Production
Didem Özçimen, M. Ömer Gülyurt and Benan İnan
Major Diseases of the Biofuel Plant, Physic Nut (Jatropha curcas)
Alexandre Reis Machado and Olinto Liparini Pereira
Biodiesel Feedstock and Production Technologies: Successes, Challenges and Prospects
Y.M. Sani, W.M.A.W. Daud and A.R. Abdul Aziz
Prospects and Potential of Green Fuel from some Non Traditional Seed Oils Used as Biodiesel
Mushtaq Ahmad, Lee Keat Teong, Muhammad Zafar, Shazia Sultana, Haleema Sadia and Mir Ajab Khan
Biodiesel ProductionBiodiesel: Production, Characterization, Metallic Corrosion and Analytical Methods for Contaminants
Rodrigo A. A. Munoz, David M. Fernandes, Douglas Q. Santos, Tatielli G. G. Barbosa and Raquel M. F. Sousa
Biodiesel Current Technology: Ultrasonic Process a Realistic Industrial Application
Mario Nieves-Soto, Oscar M. Hernández-Calderón, Carlos Alberto Guerrero-Fajardo, Marco Antonio Sánchez-Castillo, Tomás Viveros-García and Ignacio Contreras-Andrade
Lipase Applications in Biodiesel Production
Sevil Yücel, Pınar Terzioğlu and Didem Özçimen
Non-Catalytic Production of Ethyl Esters Using Supercritical Ethanol in Continuous Mode
Camila da Silva, Ignácio Vieitez, Ivan Jachmanián, Fernanda de Castilhos, Lúcio Cardozo Filho and José Vladimir de Oliveira
By-Products Applications
Approaches for the Detection of Toxic Compounds in Castor and Physic Nut Seeds and Cakes
Keysson Vieira Fernandes and Olga Lima Tavares Machado
Bio-Detoxification of Jatropha Seed Cake and Its Use in Animal Feed
Maria Catarina Megumi Kasuya, José Maria Rodrigues da Luz, Lisa Presley da Silva Pereira, Juliana Soares da Silva, Hilário Cuquetto Montavani and Marcelo Teixeira Rodrigues
Biomethanol from Glycerol
Joost G. van Bennekom, Robertus H. Venderbosch and Hero J. Heeres
Utilization of Crude Glycerin from Biodiesel Production: A Field Test of a Crude Glycerin Recycling Process
Hayato Tokumoto, Hiroshi Bandow, Kensuke Kurahashi and Takahiko Wakamatsu
Biodiesel Applications in EnginesApplication of Biodiesel in Automotive Diesel Engines
Yanfei Li, Guohong Tian and Hongming Xu
Simulation of Biofuels Combustion in Diesel Engines
Andrey Marchenko, Alexandr Osetrov, Oleg Linkov and Dmitry Samoilenko
An Analysis of Physico-Chemical Properties of the Next Generation Biofuels and Their Correlation with the Requirements of Diesel Engine
Artur Malinowski, Joanna Czarnocka and Krzysztof Biernat
Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Particulate Emissions from Diesel Engines Fuelled with Waste Cooking Oil Derived Biodiesel and Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel
Raghu Betha, Rajasekhar Balasubramanian and Guenter Engling