15Hazards and Environmental Issues in Biodiesel Industry
Tattaiyya Bhattacharjee1, Paulami Ghosh2 and Surajit Mondal1*
1 Electrical Cluster, School of Engineering, UPES, Dehradun, India
2 Allied Health Sciences, School of Health Science and Technology, UPES, Dehradun, India
Abstract
The growth of biodiesel production is constantly increasing as the world is now moving towards clean energy and clean fuel. To control the vehicular emissions, biodiesel is blended with regular diesel and is one of the best ways to reduce this type of pollution. The increasing production of biodiesel means more installation of bio refineries that would eventually increase the risks involved during the production process. The idea of biofuel is already conflicting for the biomass producers for food and energy simultaneously, but an idea of the risks associated along with proper strategies to handle those risks with the biodiesel production would go a long way toward a sustainable development. This chapter discusses the need for production of biodiesel, the present scenario of the hazards occurring in the biodiesel industry, the causes and effects of hazards in the biodiesel plant and the future risk and opportunities in the biodiesel industry. The life cycle analysis of the biodiesel is also done for a phase-wise study during production of biomass, processing of biomass and transportation. There are various significant effects of biodiesel use such as toxicological, environmental, societal and economical, ...
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