Biodiesel: From Production to Combustion

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This book presents in-depth information on the state of the art of global biodiesel production and investigates its impact on climate change. Subsequently, it comprehensively discusses biodiesel production in terms of production systems (reactor technologies) as well as biodiesel purification and upgrading technologies. Moreover, the book reviews essential parameters in biodiesel production systems as well as major principles of operation, process control, and trouble-shooting in these systems. Conventional and emerging applications of biodiesel by-products with a view to further economize biodiesel production are also scrutinized. Separate chapters are dedicated to economic risk analysis and critical comparison of biodiesel production systems as well as techno-economical aspects of biodiesel plants. The book also thoroughly investigates the important aspects of biodiesel production and combustion by taking advantage of advanced sustainability analysis tools including life cycle assessment (LCA) and exergy techniques. In closing, the application of Omics technologies in biodiesel production is presented and discussed. This book is relevant to anyone with an interest in renewable, more sustainable fuel and energy solutions. Front Matter ....Pages i-viii Global Biodiesel Production: The State of the Art and Impact on Climate Change (Mahbod Rouhany, Hugh Montgomery)....Pages 1-14 Biodiesel Production Systems: Reactor Technologies (Thomas Ernst Müller)....Pages 15-25 Biodiesel Production Systems: Operation, Process Control and Troubleshooting (Nídia S. Caetano, Vera Ribeiro, Leonardo Ribeiro, Andresa Baptista, Joaquim Monteiro)....Pages 27-56 Biodiesel Purification and Upgrading Technologies (Hamed Bateni, Alireza Saraeian, Chad Able, Keikhosro Karimi)....Pages 57-100 Applications of Biodiesel By-products (Hajar Rastegari, Hossein Jazini, Hassan S. Ghaziaskar, Mohammad Yalpani)....Pages 101-125 Economic Risk Analysis and Critical Comparison of Biodiesel Production Systems (Seyed Soheil Mansouri, Carina L. Gargalo, Isuru A. Udugama, Pedram Ramin, Mauricio Sales-Cruz, Gürkan Sin et al.)....Pages 127-148 Techno-economical Aspects of Biodiesel Plants (Syed Taqvi, Mohamed Elsholkami, Ali Elkamel)....Pages 149-159 Biodiesel Production and Consumption: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Approach (Mohammad Ali Rajaeifar, Meisam Tabatabaei, Mortaza Aghbashlo, Saeed Sadeghzadeh Hemayati, Reinout Heijungs)....Pages 161-192 Exergy-Based Sustainability Analysis of Biodiesel Production and Combustion Processes (Mortaza Aghbashlo, Meisam Tabatabaei, Mohammad Ali Rajaeifar, Marc A. Rosen)....Pages 193-217 “Omics Technologies” and Biodiesel Production (Reza Sharafi, Gholamreza Salehi Jouzani)....Pages 219-239