Biodiesel: Environmental Friendly Alternative to Petrodiesel

Lai, Edward P. C.

doi:10.4172/2157-7463.1000e122

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“…The fuel M A N U S C R I P T A C C E P T E D ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT 3 properties of biodiesel may vary from feedstock to feedstock. Compared with petroleumbased diesel, biodiesel has higher density, viscosity, CN, flash point, near-zero aromatic compound, and no sulfur link (Lai, 2014;Özener et al, 2014). Biodiesel consists of monoalkyl ester of saturated and unsaturated long-chain fatty acids, which determine the chemical structure of biodiesel.…”

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confidence: 99%

Impact of fatty acid composition and physicochemical properties of Jatropha and Alexandrian laurel biodiesel blends: An analysis of performance and emission characteristics

Amin

Abedin

Rahman

et al. 2016

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Impact of fatty acid composition and physicochemical properties of Jatropha and Alexandrian laurel biodiesel blends: An analysis of performance and emission characteristics

Amin

Abedin

Rahman

et al. 2016

Journal of Cleaner Production

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“…It can be concluded that a promising alternative is represented by BSFL lipids, and these have become the current focus of several research works [138,152].…”

Section: Biodiesel Productionmentioning

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Lipids from Hermetia illucens, an Innovative and Sustainable Source

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The exponential increase of global demand for proteins and lipids can no longer be satisfied by classical sources. High amounts of CO2 produced by intensive livestock breeding and its effects on the environment are the main factors that prevent the use of animals as primary sources for proteins and lipids, calling for the use of new sustainable sources, such as insects. The massive breeding of bioconverter insects as a feed source has been a major topic in recent years, with both economic and scientific aspects related to rearing and subsequent processing optimization. The larvae of Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) (also known as Black Soldier Fly) can be used for the eco-sustainable production of proteins and lipids with high biological and economic value. Lipids can be obtained from BSF bioconversion processes and are present in high quantities in the last instar larvae and prepupae. Fats obtained from BSF are used as animal feed ingredients, in the formulation of several products for personal care, and in biodiesel production. To enable the use of insect-derived lipids, it is important to understand how to optimize their extraction. Here, we summarize the published information on the composition, the extraction methods, and the possible applications of the BSF lipid component.

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“…Importantly for the high combustion quality of algae-derived biodiesel, the lipids synthesized by microalgae upon exposure to environmental stress factors contain mainly neutral fatty acids of a low degree of unsaturation, making algal biodiesel suitable for partial replacement for fossil diesel [61][62][63].…”

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“…Biodiesel is an environmentally friendly, non-toxic biodegradable fuel with low CO 2 emissions obtained from various feedstocks, including oleaginous plants, microalgae and animal fat [60][61][62][63]. It consists of methyl esters of long-chain (C 12 -C 18 ) fatty acids derived from triglycerides that are present in biological feedstocks.…”

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Oxygenic photosynthesis: translation to solar fuel technologies

Olmos

Kargul

2014

Acta Soc Bot Pol

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Mitigation of man-made climate change, rapid depletion of readily available fossil fuel reserves and facing the growing energy demand that faces mankind in the near future drive the rapid development of economically viable, renewable energy production technologies. It is very likely that greenhouse gas emissions will lead to the significant climate change over the next fifty years. World energy consumption has doubled over the last twenty-five years, and is expected to double again in the next quarter of the 21st century. Our biosphere is at the verge of a severe energy crisis that can no longer be overlooked. Solar radiation represents the most abundant source of clean, renewable energy that is readily available for conversion to solar fuels. Developing clean technologies that utilize practically inexhaustible solar energy that reaches our planet and convert it into the high energy density solar fuels provides an attractive solution to resolving the global energy crisis that mankind faces in the not too distant future. Nature's oxygenic photosynthesis is the most fundamental process that has sustained life on Earth for more than 3.5 billion years through conversion of solar energy into energy of chemical bonds captured in biomass, food and fossil fuels. It is this process that has led to evolution of various forms of life as we know them today. Recent advances in imitating the natural process of photosynthesis by developing biohybrid and synthetic "artificial leaves" capable of solar energy conversion into clean fuels and other high value products, as well as advances in the mechanistic and structural aspects of the natural solar energy converters, photosystem I and photosystem II, allow to address the main challenges: how to maximize solar-to-fuel conversion efficiency, and most importantly: how to store the energy efficiently and use it without significant losses. Last but not least, the question of how to make the process of solar energy conversion into fuel not only efficient but also cost effective, therefore attractive to the consumer, should be properly addressed.

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Biodiesel: Environmental Friendly Alternative to Petrodiesel

Cited by 7 publications

References 12 publications

Impact of fatty acid composition and physicochemical properties of Jatropha and Alexandrian laurel biodiesel blends: An analysis of performance and emission characteristics

Impact of fatty acid composition and physicochemical properties of Jatropha and Alexandrian laurel biodiesel blends: An analysis of performance and emission characteristics

Lipids from Hermetia illucens, an Innovative and Sustainable Source

Oxygenic photosynthesis: translation to solar fuel technologies

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