The U. S. biodiesel industry is rapidly expanding due to energy production concerns, environmental concerns, and recent legislation. The most common type of biodiesel in the United States is derived from soybean oil. Soybeans are a major crop in North Dakota and could easily supply a 5 million...

Global biofuel production has risen substantially in recent years, driven primarily bygovernment support for biofuel industries. The stated motivations for these initiatives arenumerous and have varied over time. Soybeans are the only field crop produced in sufficientquantities in KwaZulu-Natal...

The U. S. biodiesel industry is rapidly expanding due to energy production concerns, environmental concerns, and recent legislation. The most common type of biodiesel in the United States is derived from soybean oil. Soybeans are a major crop in North Dakota and could easily supply a 5 million...

Atualmente, cerca de 5% de toda a energia produzida no planeta é de fonte renovável. O grande mercado energético brasileiro e mundial poderá dar sustentação a um imenso programa de geração de emprego e renda a partir da produção do biodiesel.Mais do que opções de matérias-primas,...

Against the background of increasing concerns regarding the energy supply security as well asenvironmental concern the interest for renewable energy sources has increased in recent years. Thebiofuel sector, backed by public policies, experienced a strong increase in and outside Europe....

The biodiesel industry in the United States has realized significant growth over the past decade through large increases in annual production and production capacity and a transition from smaller batch plants to larger-scale continuous producers. The larger, continuous-flow plants provide...

O presente artigo estabelece uma discussão a respeito do Programa Nacional de Produção e Uso do Biodiesel (PNPB). Mesmo reconhecendo seu mérito enquanto mecanismo de preservação de recursos não-renováveis, pretende-se destacar que o Programa pode gerar externalidades ambientais e sociais...

Com o aumento de preços e consumo do petróleo, tem-se procurado na biomassa alternativa energética renovável para sua substituição. Dentre as culturas capazes de atender à produção de insumo destinado à obtenção de energia renovável encontra-se a mamona. Objetivou-se, neste...

Analysis of the potential to supply 25% of projected 2025 U.S. transportation fuels indicates sufficient biomass resources are available to meet increased demand while simultaneously meeting food, feed, and export needs. Corn and soybeans continue to be important feedstocks for ethanol and...

With environmental and energy source concerns on the rise, using agricultural fats and oils as fuel in diesel engines has captured increasing attention. Substituting petroleum diesel with biodiesel may reduce air emissions, increase the domestic supply of fuel, and create new markets for...