Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Biofuels - Status and Perspective

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Krzysztof Biernat
Krzysztof Biernat

Łukasiewicz R&D Network - Automotive Industry Institute,
Poland

Published30 September 2015

Doi10.5772/58662

ISBN978-953-51-2177-0

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-953-51-6388-6

Copyright year2015

Number of pages582

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2. Biocatalytic Production of Biodiesel from Vegetable Oils

By Eda Ondul, Nadir Dizge, Bulent Keskinler and Nedim Albayrak

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3. Technologies for Biodiesel Production in Sub-Saharan African Countries

By Omotola Babajide, Leslie Petrik and Farouk Ameer

2,272
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4. Prospects for the Production of Biodiesel in Pakistan

By Mushtaq Ahmad, Hammad Ahmad Jan, Shazia Sultana, Muhammad Zafar, Muhammad Aqeel Ashraf and Kifayat Ullah

3,168
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6. Microalgal Biofuel

By Nitin Raut, Talal Al-Balushi, Surendra Panwar, R.S. Vaidya and G.B. Shinde

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7. An Overview of Bioethanol Production From Algae

By Didem Özçimen and Benan İnan

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9. Overview of Obtaining Alternative Fuels in The Coliquefaction Processes with Biomass and Coal in Malaysia

By Mohd Azlan Mohd Ishak, Siti Nur Ain Mohd Hassan, Siti Nurlia Ali, Mohd Fauzi Abdullah, Asnida Yanti Ani, Nur Nasulhah Kasim, Ali H. Jawad, Wan Izhan Nawawi Wan Ismail and Khudzir Ismail

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10. A Study of Polystyrene Solubility in Biodiesel

By Koji Yamane and Kiyoshi Kawasaki

2,374
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11. Impact of the Biofuels Burning on Particle Emissions from the Vehicular Exhaust

By Lílian Lefol Nani Guarieiro and Aline Lefol Nani Guarieiro

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12. Thermoanalytical Methods in Verifying the Quality of Biodiesel

By Marcelo Y. Misutsu, Leandro F. Cavalheiro, Thiago G. Ricci, Luiz H. Viana, Silvio C. de Oliveira, Amilcar Machulek Junior and Lincoln C. S. de Oliveira

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13. Qualitative Characteristics of Biodiesel Obtained from Sunflower Oil

By Estelvina Rodríguez Portillo, Araceli Amaya Chávez, Arturo Colín Cruz and Rubí Romero Romero

2,341
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16. Biofuels in Aircraft Engines

By Anna Maiorova, Aleksandr Vasil'ev and Oganes Chelebyan

2,468
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17. Changes in Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Displacing Cattle for Biodiesel Feedstock

By J.A. Dyer, X.P.C. Vergé, R.L. Desjardins and D.E. Worth

1,478
18. Bioethanol and Biodiesel as Vehicular Fuels in Brazil — Assessment of Atmospheric Impacts from the Long Period of Biofuels Use

By Thiago Nogueira, Denise de Sales Cordeiro, Rodrigo Alejandro Abarza Muñoz, Adalgiza Fornaro, Antonio H. Miguel and Maria de Fatima Andrade

1,858
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19. An Overview of Biodiesel Production in Mexico

By Gisela Montero, Margarita Stoytcheva, Marcos Coronado, Conrado García, Jesús Cerezo, Lydia Toscano, Ana M. Vázquez and José A. León

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20. Biorefinery Systems as an Element of Sustainable Development

By Krzysztof Biernat and Paulina Luiza Grzelak

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21. Conversion of Biomass to Bio-Oil in Sub- and Supercritical Water

By Armando T. Quitain, Chan Yi Herng, Susana Yusup, Mitsuru Sasaki and Yoshimitsu Uemura

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22. Glycerol as a Raw Material for Hydrogen Production

By Sandra Imaculada Maintinguer, Rafael Rodrigues Hatanaka and José Eduardo de Oliveira

2,222
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23. Synthesis of Oxygenated Fuel Additives from Glycerol

By Jorge Sepúlveda, Mariana Busto, Carlos Vera, Maraisa Gonçalves, Wagner Carvalho and Dalmo Mandelli

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24. Phosphorus Removal and Recovery from Digestate after Biogas Production

By Hongjian Lin, Jing Gan, Aravindan Rajendran, Cristiano Eduardo Rodrigues Reis and Bo Hu

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