The book Advanced Technologies in Biodiesel is intended to provide a look at cutting-edge research and emerging trends in biodiesel production technologies. Biodiesel offers opportunities to develop domestic resources in a cost effective manner, supplementing petroleum consumption with renewable biomass resources.

Table of Contents

• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction to Biodiesel
• Real Challenge to Biodiesel
• Sources of Biodiesel
• Generation of Biofuel
• Biodiesel Standards Specifications
• Biodiesel as Transportation Fuel
• Reactor and Refining Technologies for Biodiesel Production
• Reactor Technologies
• Separation of Crude Biodiesel
• Methanol Recovery from Biodiesel
• Refining of Biodiesel
• Membrane Technology
• Biodiesel Production Processes
• Homogeneous Base-Catalyzed Process
• Homogeneous Acid-Catalyzed Process
• Variables Affecting in Homogeneous Acid/Base Transesterification
• Heterogeneously Catalyzed Process
• Process Variables of a Heterogeneously-Catalyzed System
• Enzyme-Catalyzed Transesterification
• Ultrasound-Assistant Process
• Microwave-Assistant Process
• Supercritical Process
• Biodiesel Storage Stability
• Methods for Quality Assessment of Biodiesel
• Gas Chromatography Method
• HPLC Method
• Gel Permeation Chromatography Method
• TLC Method
• Spectroscopic Methods
• Other Methods
• References
• About the Authors