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Biodiesel From Conventional Feedstocks

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Part of the book series: Advances in Biochemical Engineering Biotechnology ((ABE,volume 128))

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At present, traditional fossil fuels are used predominantly in China, presenting the country with challenges that include sustainable energy supply, energy efficiency improvement, and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. In 2007, China issued The Strategic Plan of the Mid-and-Long Term Development of Renewable Energy, which aims to increase the share of clean energy in the country’s energy consumption to 15% by 2020 from only 7.5% in 2005. Biodiesel, an important renewable fuel with significant advantages over fossil diesel, has attracted great attention in the USA and European countries. However, biodiesel is still in its infancy in China, although its future is promising. This chapter reviews biodiesel production from conventional feedstocks in the country, including feedstock supply and state of the art technologies for the transesterification reaction through which biodiesel is made, particularly the enzymatic catalytic process developed by Chinese scientists. Finally, the constraints and perspectives for China’s biodiesel development are highlighted.

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Traditional fossil fuels are used predominately in China, making the country to face challenges including sustainable energy supply, energy efficiency improvement and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Biodiesel, an important renewable fuel with significant advantages over fossil diesel, has drawn great attention in US and European countries. However, biodiesel is still in its infancy in China, although its future is promising. This chapter reviews biodiesel production from conventional feedstocks in the country, which includes feedstock supply, state‐of‐the art technologies for the transesterification reaction through which biodiesel is made, particularly the enzymatic catalytic process developed by Chinese scientists. At the end, the constraints and perspectives for China’s biodiesel development are highlighted

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China

    Wei Du & De-Hua Liu

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  1. Dept. Bioscience & Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China, People's Republic

    Feng-Wu Bai

  2. School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116023, China, People's Republic

    Chen-Guang Liu

  3. , State Key Lab of Mat.-Or. Chem. Eng., Nanjing University, 5 Xinmofan Rd., Nanjing, 210009, China, People's Republic

    He Huang

  4. , Lab. of Renewable Resources Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, 47907, USA

    George T Tsao

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Du, W., Liu, DH. (2011). Biodiesel From Conventional Feedstocks. In: Bai, FW., Liu, CG., Huang, H., Tsao, G. (eds) Biotechnology in China III: Biofuels and Bioenergy. Advances in Biochemical Engineering Biotechnology, vol 128. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/10_2011_127

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