
The Biodiesel Handbook
Description
Key Features
- Incorporates the major research and other developments in the world of biodiesel in a comprehensive and practical format
- Includes reference materials and tables on biodiesel standards, unit conversions, and technical details in four appendices
- Presents details on other uses of biodiesel and other alternative diesel fuels from oils and fats
Readership
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
Gerhard KnotheCHAPTER 2: HISTORY OF VEGETABLE OIL-BASED DIESEL FUELS
Gerhard KnotheCHAPTER 3: BASICS OF DIESEL ENGINES AND DIESEL FUELS
Jon Van GerpenCHAPTER 4: BIODIESEL PRODUCTION
4.1 Basics of the Transesterification Reaction
Jon Van Gerpen and Gerhard Knothe4.2 Alternate Feedstocks and Technologies for Biodiesel Production
Michael J. Haas4.3 Catalysis in Biodiesel Processing
Alfred K. Schultz, Michael J. Haas, and Rajiv Banavali4.4 Ion Exchange Resins in Biodiesel Processing
Rajiv Banavali, Alfred K. Schultz, Klaus-Dieter Topp, and Mark T. VandersallCHAPTER 5: ANALYTICAL METHODS
5.1 Analytical Methods for Biodiesel
Gerhard Knothe5.2 A Sensor for Discrimination of Fossil Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel, and Their Blends
Axel Munack, Hermann Speckmann, Jürgen Krahl, Arno Marto, and Ralf BantzhaffCHAPTER 6: FUEL PROPERTIES
6.1 Cetane Numbers–Heat of Combustion–Why Vegetable Oils and Their Derivatives Are Suitable as a Diesel Fuel
Gerhard Knothe6.2 Viscosity of Biodiesel
Gerhard Knothe6.3 Cold Weather Properties and Performance of Biodiesel
Robert O. Dunn and Bryan R. Moser6.4 Oxidative Stability of Biodiesel
Gerhard Knothe6.5 Biodiesel Lubricity and Effect of Biodiesel on Lubricants
Gerhard Knothe6.6 Biodiesel Fuels: Biodegradability, Biological and Chemical Oxygen Demand, and Toxicity
Charles L. Peterson and Gregory Möller6.7 Soybean Oil Composition for Biodiesel
Neal A. Bringe, Beth J. Calabotta, and David A. MorgensternCHAPTER 7: EXHAUST EMISSIONS
7.1 Impacts of Biodiesel Fuel on Pollutant Emissions from Diesel Engines
Robert L. McCormick, Teresa L. Alleman, and Janet Yanowitz7.2 Ultrafine Particles from a Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Running on Rapeseed Oil Methyl
Ester Jürgen Krahl, Axel Munack, Olaf Schröder, Yvonne Ruschel, and Jurgen BüngerCHAPTER 8: CURRENT STATUS OF THE BIODIESEL INDUSTRY
8.1 Biodiesel in the United States
Steve Howell and Joe Jobe8.2 Biodiesel in Germany and the European Union
Dieter Bockey8.3 Biodiesel in South America
Claudiney Soares Cordeiro and Luiz Pereira Ramos8.4 Biodiesel in Asia
Mohd. Basri Wahid, Yuen May Choo, and Chiew Wei Puah8.5 Biodiesel in Japan
Shiro Saka and Hiroaki Imahara8.6 Environmental Implications of Biodiesel (Life-Cycle Assessment)
Sven Gärtner and Guido A. Reinhardt8.7 Potential Production of Biodiesel in the United States
Charles L. PetersonCHAPTER 9: OTHER USES OF BIODIESEL
Gerhard KnotheCHAPTER 10: OTHER ALTERNATIVE DIESEL FUELS FROM VEGETABLE OILS AND ANIMAL FATS
Robert O. DunnCHAPTER 11: GLYCEROL TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS FOR BIODIESEL INDUSTRY
Galen J. SuppesAppendix A—Technical Tables
Gerhard KnotheAppendix B—Biodiesel Standards
Gerhard KnotheAppendix C—Unit Conversions
Gerhard KnotheAppendix D—Internet Resources
Gerhard Knothe
Product details
- No. of pages: 494
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press and AOCS Press 2010
- Published: May 1, 2010
- Imprint: Academic Press and AOCS Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780983507260
- Paperback ISBN: 9781893997622