Feedstocks for Sustainable Biodiesel Production: Characterization, Selection, and Optimization helps readers understand the advantages, challenges, and potential of different biodegradable feedstock options that can be used in biodiesel production, covering methods of feedstock sourcing extraction, environmental concerns, cost-benefit aspects, practical applications, and more. Specific biodegradable feedstocks covered in this text include chrysobalamus icaco, cussonia bateri, elaeis guineensis, waste cooking oils, moringa oleifera, jatropha curcas, chlorophyceae (unicellular green algae), fucus vesiculosus (micro algae), afzelia africana, cucurbita pepo, hura crepitans, cuyperus esculentus, colocynthus vulgaris, and others.
This book explores topics such as: - Key characteristics of biodiesel, using biodiesel as an alternative to petroleum diesel, and a review of the latest industry standards, practices, and trends - Basis of the selection of specific (including nonedible) feedstocks for different applications and the addition of new, innovative feedstocks in recent years - Specific sustainability benefits of nonedible feedstocks, which can be grown on abandoned land where they do not compete with food crops - Government policies aimed at finding fossil fuel alternatives which will increase biodegradable feedstock adoption - Experimental and predictive modeling of biodiesel produced from novel feedstocks using computational intelligence techniques
Providing both core foundational knowledge on the subject as well as insight on how to practically transition away from fossil fuels, this book is an essential reference for engineering professionals with a specific interest in biodiesel production, sustainability, renewable energy, and environmental conservation.
Table of Contents
Preface xix
1 Exploring Sustainable Biofuel Sources: A Comprehensive Overview 1
2 Chrysobalanus icaco: A Sustainable and Biodegradable Feedstock for Biodiesel Production 9
3 Utilization of Elaeis guineensis as an Eco-friendly Feedstock for Biodiesel Production 23
4 Waste Cooking Oils for Biodiesel Production Using a Pyrolyzed Corn Cob 41
5 Exploring Jansa Tree Seed Oil as a Biodegradable Feedstock for Sustainable Biodiesel Production 61
6 Production of Biodiesel by Implementing Hura crepitans as Feedstock 75
7 Sustainable Biodiesel Production from Cyperus esculentus (Tiger Nut) 91
8 Sustainable Biodiesel Production Using Cucurbita pepo as a Feedstock 109
9 Sustainable Biodiesel Production with Sweet Sorghum as a Renewable Feedstock 127
10 Sustainable Biodiesel Production with Jatropha as a Renewable Feedstock 143
11 Harnessing the Potential of Water Hyacinth for Sustainable Biodiesel Production 169
12 Sustainable Biodiesel Production by Exploring Sunflower as a Potential Feedstock 185
13 Sustainable Biodiesel Production Using Moringa oleifera as Biodegradable Feedstock 209
14 Sustainable Biodiesel Production with Hemp as a Renewable Feedstock 225
15 Exploration of the Potential Benefits, Challenges, and Opportunities Associated with Utilizing Rapeseed Oil in Biodiesel Production 241
16 Sustainable Biodiesel Production by Exploring Novel Nonedible Aidan Seed as a Potential Feedstock 259
17 Integrating Response Surface Methodology (RSM) and Grey Wolf Optimization (GWO) for Sustainable Biodiesel Production from Tobacco Seeds 275
18 Predictive Modeling of Biodiesel Production from Chrysobalanus Icaco: A Fuzzy Logic Approach 321
19 Parametric Investigation of Biodiesel Production from Biodegradable Feedstock Using Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Models 349
20 Modeling Sustainable Biofuel Production from Tobacco Seeds by Implementing Response Surface Methodology (RSM) and Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) 369
21 Sustainable Biodiesel Production: Navigating the Green Frontiers 409
Conclusion 427
Index 429
