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Overview of the challenges in the production of biodiesel
This paper presents an overview of the main challenges in the production of biodiesel. Whereas the cost of biodiesel is determined for about 85 % by...
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Biochemical Conversion of Biomass to Fuels
Biomass can provide both hydrocarbon fuels and chemical compounds such as alcohols, gums, sugars, lipid-based products, etc. Biomass-derived fuels...
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Performance of a diesel engine with blends of biodiesel (from a mixture of oils) and high-speed diesel
A 10.3-kW single-cylinder water-cooled direct-injection diesel engine was evaluated using blends of biodiesel (B10 and B20) obtained from a mixture...
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Energy from Waste Materials and Unconventional Sources
The increasing demand for oil and gas resources more will be needed for unconventional sources of oil and natural gas. The unconventional hydrocarbon...
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Biodiesel and Fatty Esters
This chapter provides an overview of biodiesel (basically a mixture of fatty esters) as renewable fuel, covering the market developments and trends,...
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Approach for Designing Solar Photovoltaic-Based Mini-Grid Projects: A Case Study from India
Having the largest rural population in the world, India confronts a huge challenge for rural electrification, especially for electrifying remote,...
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Development of a combined approach for improvement and optimization of karanja biodiesel using response surface methodology and genetic algorithm
This paper described the production of karanja biodiesel using response surface methodology (RSM) and genetic algorithm (GA). The optimum combination...
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Study of combustion in residential oil burning equipment of animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption
This article studies the use of animal by-products and derived products not intended for humans as possible fuels in residential oil burning...
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Stability Studies of Immobilized Burkholderia cepacia Lipase and Its Application in Biodiesel Production from Jatropha curcas Oil
This chapter focuses mainly on biodiesel production from the “future green gold” namely Jatropha curcas. The importance of this plant as biodiesel...
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Design and performance study on polypropylene biodiesel pilot plant for non-edible oils
A cost-effective, efficient biodiesel production plant that conforms to the decentralized feed stock processing program in vogue in villages of...
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Effects of Biodiesel Usage on Engine Performance, Economy, Tribology, and Ecology
Biodiesel usage influences directly the injection and combustion processes and consequently also the engine performance, ecology, and economy...
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Dual-Fuel (Natural Gas/Biodiesel) Engines: Fundamentals, Performance and Environmental Impact
This chapter briefly focuses on the use of biodiesel and natural gas in dual-fuel diesel engines, providing information about natural gas and...
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Technology Choices for Off-Grid Electrification
This chapter briefly discusses the characteristics and requirements of technologies for decentralized power generation with special reference to...
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Response surface optimization for the transesterification of karanja oil using immobilized whole cells of Rhizopus oryzae in n-hexane system
Non-edible oils represent one of the most viable alternative feed stocks for the production of large volumes of biodiesel at cheaper cost in tropical...
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Energy from Algae
The world has been confronted with an energy crisis due to the depletion of finite fossil fuel resources. The use of fossil fuels as energy is now...