Browsing by Subject "biodiesel"
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(2010-10-12)Biofuels are a promising solution to society's quest for sustainable energy. In the transportation sector, biodiesel is the leading alternative diesel fuel currently in use today. However, the current global and domestic ...
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(2011-10-21)With the growing interest in converting a wide variety of biomass-based feedstocks to biofuels, there is a need to develop effective procedures for the design and optimization of multi-feedstock biorefineries. The unifying ...
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(2009-05-15)Non-road diesel engines are significant contributors to air pollution in the United States. Recent regulations put forth by EPA and other environmental agencies have laid out stringent guidelines for engine manufacturers ...
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(2011-02-22)Increasing fuel prices, stricter government policies, and technological developments made it possible to seek for renewable alternatives, called biofuels, to petroleum fuel. Biodiesel, a biofuel that is produced from ...
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(2011-10-21)The world of energy is changing. With rising energy costs and concerns over the supply of energy materials, more research is being conducted into alternative sources of fuel and microalgae is one of the sources being ...
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(2010-08-04)Oil bodies have recently been identified in mesophyll cells of several species of angiosperms. These oil bodies are predicted to store triacylglycerides similar to storage oil bodies found in seeds of several plant species. ...
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Impacts of Biofuel Production and Navigation Impediments on Agricultural Transportation and Markets (2013-08-22)This study investigated the impacts of U.S. biofuel production and barge navigation impediments on agricultural transportation and markets. Both past and future impacts of U.S. biofuel production levels mandated by the ...
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(2012-07-16)Biodiesel has been suggested as an alternative fuel to the petroleum diesel fuel. It beneficially reduces regulated emission gases, but increases NOx (nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide) Thus, the increase in NOx is the ...
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(2009-05-15)With the increasing stringency on sulfur content in petrodiesel, there is a growing tendency of broader usage of ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) with sulfur content of 15 ppm. Refineries around the world should develop ...
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(2012-04-18)Reactions that involve two immiscible reactants are challenging to perform due to limitations associated with mass transport. This becomes even more challenging when a catalyst is required to progress the reaction. Biodiesel ...