Chapter Seventeen
Edible and Nonedible Biodiesel Feedstocks
Microalgae and Future of Biodiesel
A.E. Atabani1,2, M.M. El-Sheekh3, G. Kumar4, and S. Shobana5 1Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey 2BioGreen Power Arge, Erciyes Teknopark, Kayseri, Turkey 3Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt 4National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Tsukuba, Japan 5Aditanar College of Arts and Science, Tirchendur, India
Abstract
Biodiesel is a renewable, clean-burning diesel replacement that reduces the dependence on petroleum fuels, creating local jobs and improving the environment. Biodiesel can be synthesized from a diverse mix of feedstocks, such as waste cooking oil, soybean oil, animal fats, and Jatropha curcas. It can be used in existing ...
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