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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"renewable diesel"”.
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Production of Renewable Diesel Fuel via Hofer-Moest Decarboxylation of Free Fatty Acids
… derived from biologically grown feedstocks, are renewable fuels which provide a drop-in replacement for petroleum. One potential conversion pathway to turn lipid-based biomass feedstocks into a renewable diesel fuel is through non-Kolbe electrolysis. When performed on a graphite surface, …
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Feasibility of Integration of Peanut Based Bio-Diesel into a Mainstream Market
… an ever-increasing global demand for energy. Biodiesel constitutes one such source of alternate energy. It is a renewable diesel fuel substitute that can be manufactured from a variety of naturally occurring oils and fats. Several methods of production have been tried and successfully implemented …
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Improvements to the biodiesel process
Biodiesel (fatty acid methyl ester, FAME) is a renewable diesel fuel made from vegetable oil and methanol. The two main problems with the process are disposal of waste streams and product purity. This thesis studies biodiesel process improvements, especially glycerol conversion to hydrogen and …
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The Sustainability of Biofuels Produced from Microalgae
… fuel source. For a functional unit of one MJ of renewable diesel (RD), membrane filtration had the lowest GHG emissions at 40.8 g CO₂(eq)/MJ RD. Dissolved air flotation was the highest scenario at 51.9 g CO₂(eq)/MJ RD. All technologies were lower than gasoline at 90.7 g CO₂(eq)/MJ gasoline. The …
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Oxidative stability and ignition quality of algae derived methyl esters containing varying levels of methyl eicosapentaenoate and methyl docosahexaenoate
… including fatty acid methyl esters (e.g. FAME biodiesel), renewable diesel, renewable gasoline, or jet fuel. For microalgae derived FAME, the fuel properties will be directly related to the fatty acid composition of the lipids produced by the given microalgae strain. Several microalgae species …
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Environmental and economic evaluation of algal-based biofuels through geographically resolved process and sustainability modeling
Advanced algal renewable fuels have been the subject of extensive research during the last decades. Their advantages over conventional biofuel feedstocks position algal biomass as a promising feedstock for the development of a sustainable and circular bioeconomy. Despite recent technological …
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Three essays in U.S. biofuels markets
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2027-08-01