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Analyzing biodiesel: standards and other methods

Knothe, Gerhard·2006·Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society
DOI 10.1007/s11746-006-5033-y
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Biodiesel occupies a prominent position among the alternatives to conventional petrodiesel fuel owing to various technical and economic factors. It is obtained by reacting the parent vegetable oil or fat with an alcohol)transesterification) in the presence of a catalyst to give the corresponding monoalkyl esters, which are defined as biodiesel. Because of the nature of the starting material, the production process, and subsequent handling, various factors can influence biodiesel fuel quality. Fuel quality issues are commonly reflected in the contaminants or other minor components of biodiesel. This work categorizes both the restricted species in biodiesel and the physical properties prescribed by the standards, and details the standard reference methods to determine them as well as other procedures. Other aspects of biodiesel analysis, including production monitoring and assessing biodiesel/petrodiesel blends, are also addressed. The types of analyses include chromatographic, spectroscopic, physical properties‐based, and wet chemical methods. The justifications for specifications in standards are also addressed.

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Authors
Knothe, G.
Venue
Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2006-10
Volume
83
Issue
10
Pages
823-833
ISSN
  • 0003-021X (ISSN-L)
  • 1558-9331
DOI
10.1007/s11746-006-5033-y
OpenAlex
W2094581262
Cited by
870
References
18
FWCI
13.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)

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