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Characteristics of Biofuels and Renewable Fuel Standards

  • Alan C. Hansen
  • , Dimitrios C. Kyritsis
  • , Chia fon F. Lee
  • University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

36 Scopus citations
Original languageBritish English
Title of host publicationBiomass to Biofuels
Subtitle of host publicationStrategies for Global Industries
Pages1-26
Number of pages26
DOIs
StatePublished - 12 Jan 2010

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Biodiesels of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) with alkyl chains
  • Bioenergy business structure
  • Biofuel and renewable fuel standard characteristics
  • Chemical properties of biofuels and molecular structures
  • Fatty acid profiles of five biodiesel source materials
  • Liquid biofuels, primarily ethanol-derived fuels
  • Liquid thermal conductivity, affecting heat transfer between drop interior and surface
  • Petroleum-based fuels - blend of different hydrocarbons
  • ReidVapor Pressure (RVP)
  • Surface tension, in spray breakup and collision/coalescence models

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