Production of Biodiesel from Non-Edible Sources: Technological Updates

Offers a step-by-step guide to the production of biodiesel, providing comparisons of existing methods, new and state-of-the-art technologies, and real-world examples of implementation. The book discusses all potential non-edible feedstocks for biodiesel production, providing their properties, availability, and processing, including deeper insights into kinetic models and simulation of biodiesel fermentation. Readers will gain knowledge of existing parameters and methods for biodiesel production, optimization, scale-up, and sustainability, along with guidance on the practical implementation of these methods and techniques. Finally, environmental sustainability, techno-economic analysis, and policymaking aspects are considered and put into the context of future prospects.

This book offers a step-by-step guide for researchers and industry practitioners involved in bioenergy, renewable energy, biofuels production and bioconversion processes.

Key Features

Provides step-by-step guidance on key processes and procedures

Reviews all the available non-edible feedstocks for biodiesel production and presents their properties, pros and cons

Presents pilot and industry-scale case studies on the implementation of biodiesel production from non-edible feedstocks

Addresses optimization, environmental sustainability, economic viability and policy issues to support commercialization