Technological maturity and future perspectives for green diesel production in Brazil
During technological and social development, non-renewable sources were used to generate energy in various forms. The overexploitation of fossil fuel sources has raised significant concerns about environmental impacts. Given the need to transition to developing a more sustainable energy matrix, biof...
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| description | During technological and social development, non-renewable sources were used to generate energy in various forms. The overexploitation of fossil fuel sources has raised significant concerns about environmental impacts. Given the need to transition to developing a more sustainable energy matrix, biofuels play an essential role as the transport sector contributes to a large percentage of gas emissions into the atmosphere. Among them, green diesel is an advanced biofuel obtained on an industrial scale, mainly by the catalytic hydrotreating of vegetable oils. In terms of technology and properties, green diesel stands out as a drop-in biofuel, which lacks blending restrictions with conventional diesel due to its chemical similarity. This biofuel also contains fewer impurities and has better combustion performance and an efficient production process. The leading green diesel manufacturing technologies are the main topic of this technological prospection review. Their particularities regarding industrial maturity are discussed, and challenges, opportunities, and drawbacks are considered and discussed for the Brazilian scenario. This analysis shows that although existing technologies have higher technological maturity, Brazil would have a special tendency toward catalytic hydrotreating for producing renewable diesel. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-da4dab19fce945b2847d19c62b719ba52024-12-12T05:24:34ZengElsevierCleaner Chemical Engineering2772-78232024-12-0110100127Technological maturity and future perspectives for green diesel production in BrazilLucas Sudré dos Santos0Henrique Gasparetto1Nina Paula Gonçalves Salau2Chemical Engineering Department, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, BrazilChemical Engineering Department, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, BrazilCorresponidng author.; Chemical Engineering Department, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, BrazilDuring technological and social development, non-renewable sources were used to generate energy in various forms. The overexploitation of fossil fuel sources has raised significant concerns about environmental impacts. Given the need to transition to developing a more sustainable energy matrix, biofuels play an essential role as the transport sector contributes to a large percentage of gas emissions into the atmosphere. Among them, green diesel is an advanced biofuel obtained on an industrial scale, mainly by the catalytic hydrotreating of vegetable oils. In terms of technology and properties, green diesel stands out as a drop-in biofuel, which lacks blending restrictions with conventional diesel due to its chemical similarity. This biofuel also contains fewer impurities and has better combustion performance and an efficient production process. The leading green diesel manufacturing technologies are the main topic of this technological prospection review. Their particularities regarding industrial maturity are discussed, and challenges, opportunities, and drawbacks are considered and discussed for the Brazilian scenario. This analysis shows that although existing technologies have higher technological maturity, Brazil would have a special tendency toward catalytic hydrotreating for producing renewable diesel.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772782324000123Energy sourceFischer-Tropsch synthesisBiomass fermentationAlcohol oligomerizationCatalytic hydrothermolysisCatalytic hydrotreating |
| spellingShingle | Lucas Sudré dos Santos Henrique Gasparetto Nina Paula Gonçalves Salau Technological maturity and future perspectives for green diesel production in Brazil Cleaner Chemical Engineering Energy source Fischer-Tropsch synthesis Biomass fermentation Alcohol oligomerization Catalytic hydrothermolysis Catalytic hydrotreating |
| title | Technological maturity and future perspectives for green diesel production in Brazil |
| title_full | Technological maturity and future perspectives for green diesel production in Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Technological maturity and future perspectives for green diesel production in Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Technological maturity and future perspectives for green diesel production in Brazil |
| title_short | Technological maturity and future perspectives for green diesel production in Brazil |
| title_sort | technological maturity and future perspectives for green diesel production in brazil |
| topic | Energy source Fischer-Tropsch synthesis Biomass fermentation Alcohol oligomerization Catalytic hydrothermolysis Catalytic hydrotreating |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772782324000123 |
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