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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461727103321

Titolo

Advanced oil crop biorefineries [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Abbas Kazmi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, : RSC Pub., 2012

ISBN

1-62198-131-2

1-84973-273-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 p.)

Collana

RSC green chemistry, , 1757-7039 ; ; no. 14

Altri autori (Persone)

KazmiAbbas

Disciplina

662.88

Soggetti

Biomass energy

Oilseed plants - Biotechnology

Energy crops

Vegetable oils

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

i-iv; v-vi; vii-x; 1-47; 48-101; 102-165; 166-202; 203-279; 280-310; 311-326

Sommario/riassunto

In Europe, the main oil-rich crops are sunflower, rapeseed and olive which are grown primarily for food. This book discusses how to convert this whole crop into energy (fuels, power and heat), food and bioproducts (chemicals and/or materials), whilst making optimal use of the by-products generated during farming/harvesting, primary processing (oil extraction and refining) and secondary processing (transesterification). The resulting processes are more economically competitive and the business margin for oil and biodiesel manufacturers is improved. Previously, oil crops have been the main point