Biorefining of Renewable Diesel: From Production to Market

by Mohammad Aslam (Editor), Sanjeev Mishra (Editor), Jorge Aburto (Editor)

Overview

Renewable diesel is a liquid transportation fuel derived from biomass, making it more sustainable than standard fossil fuels. It differs from biodiesel in chemical composition, properties and processing route. Renewable diesel is produced through hydroprocessing and subsequent distillation using a fractional distillation process similar to that used for petroleum refining. This produces a fuel with a high cetane number, meaning it performs well in engines and can be a drop-in replacement for fossil-based diesel.

Biorefining of Renewable Diesel begins with an introduction to the need for, and potential of, renewable diesel before looking at processes for 2nd and 3rd generation renewable diesel as well as production from waste feedstocks. It includes discussion of integrating renewable diesel biorefineries with existing petrol refineries, life cycle analysis of renewable diesel biorefineries and a perspective on the future of renewable diesel. This book is a valuable resource for any transportation fuel professionals interested in sustainability solutions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781837672622
Publisher:	RSC
Publication date:	10/03/2025
Series:	Green Chemistry , #89
Pages:	462
Product dimensions:	6.15(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Dr Mohammad Aslam, is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Srinagar. Dr Aslam received his first Master’s degree in “Industrial Chemistry” from Aligarh Muslim University, followed by another Master’s degree in “Fuels and combustion” from Birla Institute of Technology. He received his PhD in Chemistry from National Institute of Technology, Jalandha. Dr Aslam has worked as Post-Doctoral Fellow/Research Associate/Senior Research Fellow in Chemical Conversion Division, Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Bio- Energy. His current research is focused on green transportation fuels derived from second and third generation biomass feedstocks under biorefinery concept via thermochemical conversion and their application for decarbonizing transportation sector.

Dr Sanjeev Mishra, is working as Scientist-D/Additional Director at Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Bio-Energy. Prior to this, Dr Sanjeev worked as a Research Fellow at the Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His research focuses on the production of 3rd generation (3-G) biofuels and high-value compounds from municipal, agricultural, and industrial waste via an algal biorefinery approach. Dr Sanjeev undertook his Bachelor’s and Master of Technology in Industrial Biotechnology and has over two years of pre-PhD research experience working at national labs. During this, his research focused on lab-scale to large-scale microalgal cultivation and bioenergy production. Dr Sanjeev did his PhD in Energy Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati.

Dr Jorge Aburto holds a BSc in Food Chemistry from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM); the Diplome d’Études Approfondies (DEA) and PhD from National Polytechnique Institute of Toulouse (INPT), France; and was visiting Researcher in the Agro Biotechnology Institute (IFA-Tulln) from the Agricultural University of Vienna (BOKU). Dr Jorge Aburto has been a Researcher at the Mexican Petroleum Institute (IMP) since 2000 where he is Project Leader, Head of Biomass Conversion Division and in charge of the Division of Energy Efficiency and Sustainability. Dr Aburto’s main research areas are bio- based chemicals and materials for applications in the petroleum industry, biomass deconstruction and conversion, production of lignocellulosic ethanol, road and aviation fuels, enzyme kinetics and applications to the oil industry, petroleum biorefining, precipitation inhibitors of asphaltenes, and petroleum pipelining through O/W emulsions.

Table of Contents

• Renewable Diesel: A Sustainable Driver for Next Generation
• Biorefining of Renewable Diesel: From Production to Market
• Major Resources for Renewable Diesel Production, Challenges and Opportunities
• Catalytic Systems for Renewable Diesel Production
• Processing Technologies for Renewable Diesel Production
• Hydrodeoxygenation of Triglycerides into Renewable Diesel
• Turning Lignocellulose Biomass into Etheric Biofuel
• Biorefining of Second-generation Liquid Biomass into Renewable Diesel
• Bio-refining of 3-G Algal Biomass into Green Fuels and High Value Products
• Organic Waste as a Feedstock to Produce Renewable Diesel
• High-value Co-products from a Renewable Diesel based Biorefinery Platform
• Blending, Storage, and Distribution of Renewable Diesel: Production to Market
• Renewable Diesel Industry: A Real-world Scenario
• Life Cycle and Techno-economic Assessment of Renewable Diesel and Biorefinery
• Integrating Renewable Diesel Biorefinery with Existing Petroleum Refinery: Scope and Challenges
• Current Status and Future Outlook of Renewable Diesel Biorefinery