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Title A closer look at biodiesel production / editors, Luisa Fernanda Rios Pinto, Érika Marques Takase and Harrson Silva Santana (School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil).

Publication Info. Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource.
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Series Renewable energy : research, development and policies
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Intro; Contents; Preface; Acronyms; Chapter 1; Biodiesel Production Technologies; Abstract; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Conventional Production Technology; 1.2.1. Triglycerides, the Components of Oils and Fats; 1.2.2. Transesterification, the Chemical Conversion Reaction; 1.2.3. Process Parameters Affecting Transesterification; 1.3. Non-Conventionnel Production Technologies; 1.3.1. Co-Solvent Assisted Transesterification; 1.3.2. High-Shear Assisted Transesterification; 1.3.3. Ultrasound Assisted Transesterification; 1.3.4. Super-/Sub-Critical Methanol Assisted Transesterification
1.4. Summary and PerspectiveReferences; Chapter 2; Heterogeneous Catalysts for Biodiesel Production: A State of the Art; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Biodiesel and Its Production via Transesterification; 3. Production of Biodiesel via Transesterification: Some Technical Aspects; 3.1. Feedstocks; 3.2. Alcohol Selection; 3.3. Reaction Temperature; 3.4. Moisture and Free Fatty Acids; 3.5. Type of Catalyst; 4. Application of Heterogeneous Catalysts for Biodiesel Production; 4.1. Ion-Exchange Resins; 4.2. Carbon-Based Catalysts; 4.3. Zeolites; 4.4. Metal Oxides; 4.5. Hydrotalcites; Conclusion
Bioconversion Process by Insects' LarvaeLipid Accumulation from Insect; Advantages of Insect; Biodiesel Production from Insect; Challenges and Future Prospect; References; Chapter 5; Production of Biodiesel from Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge; Abstract; Introduction; Methods; Sludge Collection and Characterisation; Pre-Treatment of Sludge Samples; Lipid Extraction; Soxhlet Extraction; Liquid-Liquid Extraction; Lipid and Biodiesel Analysis; Scale-Up and Economic Analysis; Process Simulation; Automated Economic Evaluation; Results and Discussion
Effects of Pre-Treatments and Sludge Type on Lipid and BiodieselEffect of Pre-Treatments; Effect of Sludge Type; Comparison of Sludge Oil with Other Biodiesel Feedstocks; Direct Liquid-Liquid Extraction of Lipids for Biodiesel Production; Effect of Sludge Acidification; Optimisation of Liquid-Liquid Extraction from Primary Acidified Sludge; Biodiesel Produced from Primary Sludge by Liquid-Liquid Extraction; Scale-Up and Economic Analysis of Biodiesel Production; Optimisation of the Configurationo of Lipid Extraction; Comparison with Dry Processes; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6
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Subject Biodiesel fuels.
Biodiesel fuels.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Power Resources -- General.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Pinto, Luisa Fernanda Rios, editor.
Other Form: Print version: Closer look at biodiesel production. Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2019] 9781536148848 (DLC) 2019001215
ISBN 1536148857
9781536148855 (electronic book)
9781536148848 (hardcover)