Chapter 7. Biodiesel from Vegetable Oils
- Alain A. Vertès2,
- Nasib Qureshi3,
- Hans P. Blaschek4,
- Hideaki Yukawa5
Published Online: 12 JAN 2010
DOI: 10.1002/9780470750025.ch7
Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Book Title
Biomass to Biofuels: Strategies for Global Industries
Additional Information
How to Cite
Van Gerpen, J. (2010) Biodiesel from Vegetable Oils, in Biomass to Biofuels: Strategies for Global Industries (eds A. A. Vertès, N. Qureshi, H. P. Blaschek and H. Yukawa), Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470750025.ch7
Editor Information
- 2
Sloan Fellowship, London Business School, UK
- 3
Bioenergy Research, United States Department of Agriculture, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Peoria, IL, USA
- 4
Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research, Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition and The Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
- 5
Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology Group, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE), Kyoto, Japan
Publication History
- Published Online: 12 JAN 2010
- Published Print: 15 JAN 2010
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470513125
Online ISBN: 9780470750025
- Summary
- Chapter
- References
Keywords:
- biodiesel from vegetable oils;
- vegetable oils as diesel fuels;
- National Soy Diesel Development Board;
- volatile organic fraction (VOF) and soot fraction;
- renewable diesel;
- American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) specification;
- CANMET Energy Technology Centre - technologies for hydrotreating vegetable oils, animal fats;
- biodiesel production;
- biodiesel purification
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Use of Vegetable Oils as Diesel Fuels
Renewable Diesel
Properties
Biodiesel Production
Transesterification
Biodiesel Purification
Perspective
References