State-of-art and historical analysis for the safety of biodiesel production by trans-esterification of virgin and renewable oils

A discussion on the state-of-art and historical analysis for the safety of biodiesel production by trans-esterification of virgin and renewable oils covers ways of producing biodiesel; production data; biodiesel safety; characteristics of biodiesel plants; and economic aspects. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the 7th European Congress of Chemical Engineering-7 and 19th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering CHISA 2010 (Prague, Czech Republic 8/28/2010-9/1/2010).