<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>As a consequence of the intended rise in the volume of the biodiesel produced by the member states of the European Union, predominantly from rapeseeds and sunflower seeds, the quantity of the by-products being generated, <italic>e.g.</italic> glycerol, rapeseed/sunflower seed straw and rapeseed/sunflower seed meal, will increase dramatically. It is therefore recommendable to find effective methods for their processing or utilization in order to reduce the costs of biodiesel production without polluting the environment by excessive wastes. As the utilization of glycerol has often been addressed in the literature<sup>1</sup>, the aim of our study is to describe the potentiality for utilizing the solid by-products of biodiesel production, namely rapeseed/sunflower straw and rapeseed/ sunflower seed meal.</p></abstract>

As a consequence of the intended rise in the volume of the biodiesel produced by the member states of the European Union, predominantly from rapeseeds and sunflower seeds, the quantity of the by-products being generated, e.g. glycerol, rapeseed/sunflower seed straw and rapeseed/sunflower seed meal, will increase dramatically. It is therefore recommendable to find effective methods for their processing or utilization in order to reduce the costs of biodiesel production without polluting the environment by excessive wastes. As the utilization of glycerol has often been addressed in the literature1, the aim of our study is to describe the potentiality for utilizing the solid by-products of biodiesel production, namely rapeseed/sunflower straw and rapeseed/ sunflower seed meal.

Possibilities of utilizing the solid by-products of biodiesel production - a review

Department of Agricultural and Food Bioutilization, Wroclaw University of Economics, ul. Komandorska 118/120, 53-345 Wrocław, Poland

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

As a consequence of the intended rise in the volume of the biodiesel produced by the member states of the European Union, predominantly from rapeseeds and...

Possibilities of utilizing the solid by-products of biodiesel production - a review

Published Online: Mar 17, 2011

Page range: 58 - 62

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10026-011-0012-y

Keywords
renewable energy, biodiesel, rapeseed straw, rapeseed meal, sunflower seed meal, white biotechnology

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Possibilities of utilizing the solid by-products of biodiesel production - a review

Published Online: Mar 17, 2011

Page range: 58 - 62

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10026-011-0012-y

Keywordsrenewable energy, biodiesel, rapeseed straw, rapeseed meal, sunflower seed meal, white biotechnology

This content is open access.

Keywords
renewable energy, biodiesel, rapeseed straw, rapeseed meal, sunflower seed meal, white biotechnology