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Biodiesel: Feedstocks, Technologies, Economics and Barriers - Assessment of Environmental Impact in Producing and Using Chains (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
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Biodiesel: Feedstocks, Technologies, Economics and Barriers - Assessment of Environmental Impact in Producing and Using Chains (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
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Air pollution policy is closely connected with climate change,
public health, energy, transport, trade, and agriculture, and
generally speaking, the Earth has been pushed to the brink and the
damage is becoming increasingly obvious. The transport sector
remains a foremost source of air pollutants - a fact that has
stimulated the production of biofuels. This book focuses on the
biodiesel industry, and proposes a modification of the entire
manufacturing chain that would pave the way for further
improvements. Oil derived from oilseed plantations/crops is the
most commonly used feedstock for the production of biodiesel. At
the same time, the UK's Royal Academy of Engineering and 178
scientists in the Netherlands have determined that some biofuels,
such as diesel produced from food crops, have led to more emissions
than those produced by fossil fuels. Accordingly, this book
re-evaluates the full cycle of biodiesel production in order to
help find optimal solutions. It confirms that the production and
use of fertilizers for the cultivation of crop feedstocks generate
considerably more GHG emissions compared to the mitigation achieved
by using biodiesel. To address this fertilization challenge,
projecting future biofuel development requires a scenario in which
producers shift to an organic agriculture approach that includes
the use of microalgae. Among advanced biofuels, algae's advantages
as a feedstock include the highest conversion of solar energy, and
the ability to absorb CO2 and pollutants; as such, it is the better
choice for future fuels. With regard to the question of why algae's
benefits have not been capitalized on for biofuel production, our
analyses indicate that the sole main barrier to realizing algae's
biofuel potential is ineffective international and governmental
policies, which create difficulties in reconciling the goals of
economic development and environmental protection.
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