
Photo: Karla Castillo
TOPICS:
- Introduction to Biodiesel
- Biodiesel Feedstocks
- Biodiesel Processing
- Biodiesel Safety
- Using Biodiesel as a Fuel
- Sustainability Issues and Life Cycle Analysis of Biodiesel
Introduction to Biodiesel
- History of Biodiesel
- What Generation is Your Biodiesel?
- Biodiesel Online Library of Resources
- Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) Basics for Biodiesel
Oilseed Crops and Other Feedstocks for Biodiesel Production

VT Sunflowers for biodiesel. Photo:Vern Grubinger, UVM Extension
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Introduction to Oilseed Crops for Biodiesel Production
- Feedstock Yields and Prices for Biodiesel
- Soybeans for Biodiesel Production
- Rapeseed and Canola for Biodiesel Production
- Using Mustard Oil for Biodiesel
- Camelina for Biofuel Production
- Hazelnut for Biofuel Production
- Warm Climate Feedstocks for Biodiesel
- Jatropha: Biodiesel and More
- Safflower for Biofuel Production
- Sunflowers for Biofuel Production
- Other Feedstocks for Biodiesel Production
Biodiesel Production Principles and Processes
- Commercial and Large Scale Biodiesel Production Systems
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Reactors for Biodiesel Production
Photo: Penn State Publications
- Saponification in Biodiesel Production
- Methoxide Catalysts in Biodiesel Production
- Transportation and Storage of Biodiesel
- Waste Management in Biodiesel Production
- New Uses for Crude Glycerin from Biodiesel Production
- Economics of Small Scale Biodiesel Production
Safety
Using Biodiesel as a Fuel
Sustainability Issues and Life Cycle Analysis of Biodiesel

Biofuel life cycle analysis. Photo: US Department of Energy
- Introduction to Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)
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Energy Life Cycle Analysis of Biodiesel
- Energy in Soybean Agriculture
- Energy in Soybean Transport
- Energy in Soybean Crushing and Transesterification
- Energy in Biodiesel Transport
- Environmental Life Cycle Analysis of Biodiesel
- Life Cycle Analysis for Biofuels
- Biodiesel and the Food vs. Fuel Debate
- Indirect Land Use Impacts of Biofuels
- Biofuels and Greenhouse Gas Reductions