Biodiesel Research
When it comes to biodiesel
research there is truly a wealth of free information on the web these days. Some of it is published by companies explaining the biodiesel
process, some of it Uncle Sam kindly donated to the public, others are research papers published by universities. This page is going to be about
free research papers done at universities and conducted by the US government. exploring alternant methods and processes, of making, storing, and
just about anything else relating to biodiesel.
Biodiesel research: Don't expect the great American Novel
here. Most of this material, while incredibly informative, is not exactly what I would call riveting literature. It is also not meant to be.
These are very dry, very precise details on just about all aspects of biodiesel. (These documents come courtesy of www.biodieselgear.com)
MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets)
Biodiesel and Algae
This is one of the more exciting new developments in biodiesel technology; the use of algae as feedstock for biodiesel. A lot of
work and exploration still needs to be done in this area but it is so far looking very promising.
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Algae biodiesel This is a place to start giving you a general idea of the principles.
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A Master's Thesis from Ohio State university. This is one of the very best I have found so far on this subject.
More generalized info from wikipedia on aquaculture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algaculture#Biodiesel_production
Courtesy of the US Government Department of Energys Aquatic Species Program: Biodiesel from Algae http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/pdfs/biodiesel_from_algae.pdf
(More research coming soon)
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