Sustainable Biodiesel: Real-World Designs, Economics, and Applications offers a unique, integrated approach that combines cutting-edge research results and the day-to-day aspects of biodiesel production at the industrial level. It brings together experienced academics and recognized industry experts to explore the most practical elements of research and discuss the limitations and future needs of the industry. The book critically reviews strategies for implementing biodiesel-based biorefineries, feedstock supply chains, reactor technologies, processes for biodiesel production, and biodiesel combustion, including advanced fuel formulations containing biodiesel. The authors examine biodiesel plants from the point of view of design, operation, quality control, and sustainability, including life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle costing (LCC). Policy and regulatory constraints in biodiesel production and commercialization as well as future trends and needs of the industry are also covered.
This book, as a volume of the "Biomass and Biofuels" series, provides researchers and practitioners in the field of biomass and biofuels with a well-rounded understanding of how the technologies developed in the lab can be deployed at commercial scale in a sustainable and cost-efficient way. This allows biofuels researchers to better develop technology that is fit for upscaling in an industrial setting and complies with sustainability goals. Practicing engineers, on the other hand, find in this volume up-to-date information on available technology, the latest advances, and future trends that will inform their decision-making when planning, implementing, and troubleshooting biodiesel-based bioenergy systems.
Includes realistic examples and case studies of applications of state-of-the-methodologies for life cycle assessment, life cycle impact assessment, and life cycle costing
1. Sustainable Biodiesel - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Title page - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iii 6. Contents - p. Page vi 7. List of contributors - p. Page vii 8. Preface - p. Page vii 9. List of Illustrations - p. Page ix 10. List of Tables - p. Page x 11. Chapter 1 : Biodiesel: the fundamentals - p. Page x 12. Chapter 2 : Biodiesel-based biorefineries: hierarchical design and implementation - p. Page 15 13. Chapter 3 : Biodiesel feedstocks: location, location, and location - p. Page 57 14. Chapter 4 : Biodiesel production systems: real-world reactor technologies and processes - p. Page 86 15. Chapter 5 : Biodiesel plants operation: prominent parameters, process control, and troubleshooting - p. Page 114 16. Chapter 6 : Quality control in biodiesel production plants - p. Page 145 17. Chapter 7 : Biodiesel purification: real-world examples, case studies, and current limitations - p. Page 181 18. Chapter 8 : Waste management and valorization in the biodiesel industry - p. Page 227 19. Chapter 9 : Biodiesel plants: real-world designs and fabrications within a real-world case study - p. Page 253 20. Chapter 10 : Biodiesel plants: real-world economics, case studies of plants failure, and way forward - p. Page 273 21. Chapter 11 : Biodiesel plants: real-world sustainability analysis using environmental and social life cycle assessment - p. Page 295 22. Chapter 12 : Advanced fuel formulations containing biodiesel: real-world applications - p. Page 326 23. Chapter 13 : Policy and regulatory constraints in the biodiesel production and commercialization - p. Page 351 24. Chapter 14 : Future needs of the biodiesel industry - p. Page 369 25. Index - p. Page 381
Sustainable Biodiesel: Real-World Designs, Economics, and Applications offers a unique, integrated approach that combines cutting-edge research results and the day-to-day aspects of biodiesel production at the industrial level. It brings together experienced academics and recognized industry experts to explore the most practical elements of research and discuss the limitations and future needs of the industry. The book critically reviews strategies for implementing biodiesel-based biorefineries, feedstock supply chains, reactor technologies, processes for biodiesel production, and biodiesel combustion, including advanced fuel formulations containing biodiesel. The authors examine biodiesel plants from the point of view of design, operation, quality control, and sustainability, including life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle costing (LCC). Policy and regulatory constraints in biodiesel production and commercialization as well as future trends and needs of the industry are also covered.
This book, as a volume of the "Biomass and Biofuels" series, provides researchers and practitioners in the field of biomass and biofuels with a well-rounded understanding of how the technologies developed in the lab can be deployed at commercial scale in a sustainable and cost-efficient way. This allows biofuels researchers to better develop technology that is fit for upscaling in an industrial setting and complies with sustainability goals. Practicing engineers, on the other hand, find in this volume up-to-date information on available technology, the latest advances, and future trends that will inform their decision-making when planning, implementing, and troubleshooting biodiesel-based bioenergy systems.
Includes realistic examples and case studies of applications of state-of-the-methodologies for life cycle assessment, life cycle impact assessment, and life cycle costing
1. Sustainable Biodiesel - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Title page - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iii 6. Contents - p. Page vi 7. List of contributors - p. Page vii 8. Preface - p. Page vii 9. List of Illustrations - p. Page ix 10. List of Tables - p. Page x 11. Chapter 1 : Biodiesel: the fundamentals - p. Page x 12. Chapter 2 : Biodiesel-based biorefineries: hierarchical design and implementation - p. Page 15 13. Chapter 3 : Biodiesel feedstocks: location, location, and location - p. Page 57 14. Chapter 4 : Biodiesel production systems: real-world reactor technologies and processes - p. Page 86 15. Chapter 5 : Biodiesel plants operation: prominent parameters, process control, and troubleshooting - p. Page 114 16. Chapter 6 : Quality control in biodiesel production plants - p. Page 145 17. Chapter 7 : Biodiesel purification: real-world examples, case studies, and current limitations - p. Page 181 18. Chapter 8 : Waste management and valorization in the biodiesel industry - p. Page 227 19. Chapter 9 : Biodiesel plants: real-world designs and fabrications within a real-world case study - p. Page 253 20. Chapter 10 : Biodiesel plants: real-world economics, case studies of plants failure, and way forward - p. Page 273 21. Chapter 11 : Biodiesel plants: real-world sustainability analysis using environmental and social life cycle assessment - p. Page 295 22. Chapter 12 : Advanced fuel formulations containing biodiesel: real-world applications - p. Page 326 23. Chapter 13 : Policy and regulatory constraints in the biodiesel production and commercialization - p. Page 351 24. Chapter 14 : Future needs of the biodiesel industry - p. Page 369 25. Index - p. Page 381
