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Biodiesel and Biolubricant: Production, Sources and Environmental Impact

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A4: Bio-Energy".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2024 | Viewed by 542

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Egle Sendzikiene

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Department of Environment and Ecology, Bioeconomy Research Institute, Vytautas Magnus University, 44248 Kaunas, Lithuania
Interests: biofuel and biogas production; usage and influence on environment

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues:

Biodiesel and biolubricants are widely used in industrial production respectively. In the energy field, biodiesel, as a renewable fuel with high oxygen content, has the advantages of improving the combustion process, reducing soot and sediment, and is a more sustainable and environmentally friendly fuel alternative. Compared with traditional lubricants, biolubricants have the advantages of being degradable and less polluting, which can effectively reduce the emission of atmospheric pollutants and greenhouse gases. Biodiesel is used in transportation, power generation, heating, agricultural machinery and other fields. Biolubricants can replace traditional lubricants in engine oil, hydraulic oil, compressor oil, gear oil, grease and other industrial applications. 

This special issue focuses on the precursors, production preparation, chemical/biological decomposition, energy generation and consumption, and effects on the environment of biodiesel and biolubricants. We hope to collect and organize research in related directions and bring cutting-edge research and insights to scholars and readers. Relevant research topics include but are not limited to new raw materials and methods for biodiesel and biolubricant production; life cycle assessment (LCA), and techno-economic analysis. Original research papers, communications and review articles will be considered for submission.

Prof. Dr. Egle Sendzikiene
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • non-edible fuel sources
  • biodiesel production
  • biolubricant production
  • biodiesel properties
  • biolubricant properties
  • environmental impact
  • life cycle analysis

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Atomistic Details of Methyl Linoleate Pyrolysis: Direct Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Converting Biodiesel to Petroleum Products
by Michael J. Bakker and Matthew R. Siebert
Energies 2024, 17(10), 2433; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17102433 - 20 May 2024
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Dependence on petroleum and petrochemical products is unsustainable; it is both a finite resource and an environmental hazard. Biodiesel has many attractive qualities, including a sustainable feedstock; however, it has its complications. The pyrolysis (a process already in common use in the petroleum [...] Read more.
Dependence on petroleum and petrochemical products is unsustainable; it is both a finite resource and an environmental hazard. Biodiesel has many attractive qualities, including a sustainable feedstock; however, it has its complications. The pyrolysis (a process already in common use in the petroleum industry) of biodiesel has demonstrated the formation of smaller hydrocarbons comprising many petrochemical products but experiments suffer from difficulty quantifying the myriad reaction pathways followed and products formed. A computational simulation of pyrolysis using “ab initio molecular dynamics” offers atomic-level detail of the reaction pathways and products formed. Herein, the most prevalent fatty-acid ester (methyl linoleate) from the most prevalent feedstock for biodiesel in the United States (soybean oil) is studied. Temperature acceleration within the atom-centered density matrix propagation formalism (Car–Parrinello) utilizing the D3-M06-2X/6-31+G(d,p) model chemistry is used to compose an ensemble of trajectories. The results are grounded in comparison to experimental studies through agreement in the following: (1) the extent of reactivity (40% in the experimental and 36.1% in this work), (2) the homology of hydrocarbon products formed (wt % of C6–C10 products), and (3) the CO/CO2 product ratio. Deoxygenation pathways are critically analyzed (as the presence of oxygen in biodiesel represents a disadvantage in its current use). Within this ensemble, deoxygenation was found to proceed through two subclasses: (1) spontaneous deoxygenation, following one of four possible pathways; or (2) induced deoxygenation, following one of three possible pathways. Full article
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