Production of Biodiesel from Non-Edible Sources: Technological Updates

Dr. Arumugam.A is currently a Senior Assistant Professor at SASTRA Deemed University, School of Chemical and Biotechnology. He is an M.Tech product of National Institute of Technology, Trichy, in Chemical engineering plant Design and pursued B.Tech Chemical Engineering at Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry. A prolific author of journal articles, book chapters, and more, he has over 13 years of academic and research experience in biofuels technological areas. He has delivered many invited lectures, keynote speeches, and scientific research and educational presentations. His research interest includes Environmental Biotechnology, Biofuels production, Equipment design, and Mass Transfer operations. 1. Introduction 2. Biodiesel and its properties 3. Non-edible feedstock: Necessity and societal implications 4. Transesterification methods 5. Biodiesel production – Key factors affecting efficiency of the process 6. Pilot plant and industrial scale operations for biodiesel production 7. Environmental sustainability, technoeconomic analysis, and policy-making aspects of biodiesel 8. Concluding remarks and future prospects