Side-stream products of edible oil refining as feedstocks in biodiesel production

Bojan S. Cvetković; Ivana I. Cvetković; Admir N. Kojčin; Dragan B. Trzin; Ivana B. Banković Ilić; Olivera S. Stamenković; Vlada B. Veljković

doi:10.5937/ror1601028C

Authors

Bojan S. Cvetković Author
Ivana I. Cvetković Author
Admir N. Kojčin Author
Dragan B. Trzin Victoriaoil, Šid Author
Ivana B. Banković Ilić Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6304-7960
Olivera S. Stamenković Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9981-5845
Vlada B. Veljković Univeristy of Niš, Faculty of Technology, Leskovac, Serbia Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1671-2892

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5937/ror1601028C

Keywords:

biodiesel, deodorizer distillate, edible oils, refining, soapstocks, spent bleaching earth

Abstract

Biodiesel, a diesel fuel alternative, is produced from vegetable oils and animal fats by the transesterification reaction of triacylglycerols and lower aliphatic alcohols. Beside number advantages related to fossil fuels, the main barrier to biodiesel wider commercial use is the high price of edible oils. Recently, the special attention was given to side-stream products of edible oil refining as low-cost triacylglycerol sources for biodiesel production because of their positive economic and ecological effects. In this paper, the different procedures for biodiesel production from side-stream refining products such as soapstock, spent bleaching earth and deodorizer distillate were analyzed. The main goal of this paper is to analyze the possibilities for reusing the by-products of edible oil refinement in the biodiesel production.

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