Bio-Diesel : The Fuel of Future

Contents: Preface. 1. Fuel for future. 2. Biodiesel emissions. 3. Biodiesel fuel production from algae. 4. Petroleum and alternative fuels. 5. Biodiesel safety management. 6. Chemical analyses of diesel and biodiesel. 7. Easterification of Oleic acid for biodiesel production. 8. The sustainability dimensions of biodiesel. 9. Jatropha oilseed production. 10. Byproducts of biodiesel production.

Bio-Diesel is a fatty acid of ethyl or methyl ester made form virgin or used vegetable oils (both edible and non-edible) and animal fats. The main commodity sources for Bio-Diesel in India can be non-edible oils obtained from plant species such as Jatropha Curcas (Ratanjyot), Pongamia Pinnata (Karanj), Calophyllum inophyllum (Nagchampa), Hevcca Brasiliensis (rubber) etc. Bio-Diesel contains no petroleum, but it can be blended at any level with petroleum diesel to create a Bio-Diesel blend or can be used in its pure form.

These concerns have lead to research for bio-fuel to overcome the above said problems. In India it is not possible for all to get absorbed in government/private services, it will be a wise step to go for self-employment whatever my the situation/limitation be. Also bio-fuel industries appear to be better substitutes than fossil fuel and can eliminate the problem to a great extent. However the main concern with bio-fuel is its high costing therefore selection of total quality rural based bio-fuel system is to find ways and means to solve the related problems. The present book ‘Bio Diesel’ provides present state of art of technology of bio-diesel production, its emission and techno-economic evaluation in the present context.

The book will be a ready reckoner for engineers, students, academicians and researchers in the field of economics, agriculture, extension education, alternate energy and rural development.