TY - CHAP AU - Ifeanyichukwu Edeh ED - Venko Beschkov Y1 - 2020-07-06 PY - 2020 T1 - Biodiesel Production as a Renewable Resource for the Potential Displacement of the Petroleum Diesel N2 - The interest in biofuel production and application is governed by the depletion of fossil fuel resources and the threatening pollution of the atmosphere because of the extensive emissions of greenhouse gases, which the present global vegetation cannot cope with. A remedy against the greenhouse gas emissions is the use of biomass presently grown as a source for biofuels. Biofuels can be further utilized as substrates for bulk chemical products. This approach is known as the biorefinery concept as an analogue to the oil-based refineries.The present book offers some examples and new ideas for the broader applications of biofuels and the resulting raw materials for energy and chemical products as alternatives to the traditional fossil fuels. BT - Biorefinery Concepts, Energy and Products SP - Ch. 6 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.93013 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.93013 SN - 978-1-78985-676-7 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-18 ER -