Biodiesel: an overview

The importance of biodiesel production was analyzed based on scientific articles and patents. A critical analysis was presented on the most used oil sources, the catalysts and the methods to verify the transesterification yields. Also analyzed were the comparative studies on emissions from pure foss...

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Published inJournal of the Brazilian Chemical Society Vol. 16; no. 6b; pp. 1313 - 1330
Main Authors Pinto, Angelo C., Guarieiro, Lilian L. N., Rezende, Michelle J. C., Ribeiro, Núbia M., Torres, Ednildo A., Lopes, Wilson A., Pereira, Pedro A. de P., Andrade, Jailson B. de
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Sociedade Brasileira de Química 01.11.2005
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CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
vegetable oils
emissions
transesterification
biodiesel
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Summary:The importance of biodiesel production was analyzed based on scientific articles and patents. A critical analysis was presented on the most used oil sources, the catalysts and the methods to verify the transesterification yields. Also analyzed were the comparative studies on emissions from pure fossil diesel and mixtures with biodiesel in variable proportions. Finally some challenges and considerations focused on technological, agronomic and infrastructure aspects of biodiesel production were indicated.
ISSN:0103-5053
1678-4790
DOI:10.1590/S0103-50532005000800003