The influence of animal fat type and purification conditions on biodiesel quality

Aleksandra Sander, Mihael Antonije Košćak, Dominik Kosir, Nikola Milosavljević, Jelena Parlov Vuković and Lana Magić

Renewable Energy, 2018, vol. 118, issue C, 752-760

Abstract: Production of biodiesel from waste animal fats has a great potential since this feedstock does not compete with the food industry and leads to the global reduction of wastes. The type of feedstock as well as the presence of impurities highly influences the quality of biodiesel. Too high concentrations of glycerol and glycerides in biodiesel negatively influence the fuel quality and can generally reduce the engine durability, so crude biodiesel needs to be purified. One alternative method of purifying biodiesel is extraction with deep eutectic solvents.

Keywords: Animal fats; Biodiesel; Deep eutectic solvents; Extraction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2017.11.068

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