Life cycle assessment of biodiesel and overview of the challenges in production of the biodiesel

Abstract

This work deals about the production and biodiesel LCA analysis. The use of biodiesel can help us reduce dependency on petroleum from foreign nationals, fossil fuels limited supply and to reduce greenhouse gas emission. The product and the process from the environment will accessed for its impact through life cycle analysis. The product's emission, consumption of raw material, energy usage will be evaluated. Biodiesel utilizes various feedstock including fats from animal, unused vegetable oil, used cooking oil. Usage of discarded cooking oil has some advantages such as helps in reducing waste and disposal problems. Different methods would be reviewed and the best environment friendly method will be discussed after the comparisons.