Optimization of Biodiesel and Biofuel Process

• Other Authors: Luna, Diego (Editor), Pineda, Antonio (Editor), Estevez, Rafael (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Technology: general issues; biodiesel; Ecodiesel; selective ethanolysis; sunflower oil; Lipozyme RM IM; Rhizomucor miehei; ANOVA method; response surface methodology; gasoline oil blends; castor oil; biofuel; diesel engine; electricity generator; smoke opacity; Bacharach opacity; straight vegetable oils (SVO); glycerol; heterogeneous catalysis; etherification; isobutene; tert-Butyl alcohol; oxygenated fuel additives; hydrogen production; photo-reforming; Ni/TiO2; transesterification; Aspergillus terreus lipase; polydopamine; immobilization; RSM; fuel properties; diethyl ether; Bosch smoke number; vacuum fractionation; fuel; fatty acids composition; ethyl acetate; straight vegetable oils; vegetable oil blends; biofuels; soot emissions; engine power output
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Although the compression ignition (C.I.) engine, invented by Rudolf Diesel, was originally intended to work with pure vegetable oils as fuel, more than a century ago, it was adapted to be used with a fuel of fossil origin, obtained from oil. Therefore, there would be no technical difficulties in ret...