Further developments on biodiesel production and applications in brazil

Autor:	Osmano Souza Valente, Márcio José da Silva, José Ricardo Sodré, Ronaldo Nunes de Andrade Ávila, J. Vianna
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Biodiesel Waste management Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Geography Planning and Development Fossil fuel Management Monitoring Policy and Law Renewable energy Diesel fuel Bioenergy Biofuel Biodiesel production Fuel efficiency Environmental science business
Zdroj:	International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning. 6:119-134
ISSN:	1743-761X 1743-7601
DOI:	10.2495/sdp-v6-n2-119-134
Popis:	Environmental concerns have motivated many countries to search for solutions to reduce fossil fuel consumption. In the last few years, biodiesel has attracted attention as a possible sustainable and renewable energy source to substitute diesel oil. Biodiesel can be produced from different oleaginous plants, but there are worries about food competition and forests and biodiversity-rich areas devastation to produce biodiesel. Even considering biodiesel as a promising solution, its production impacts must be carefully evaluated. This work examines the Brazilian prospects for biodiesel production and use as an engine fuel for automotive propulsion and power generation. The potential for biodiesel production of many native and adapted oleaginous plants in Brazilian territory is discussed. Experimental results of hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide emis-sions from a diesel power generator fuelled by blends of diesel oil and castor oil or soybean biodiesel are also presented.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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