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The increasing demand for energy worldwide, together with the depletion of crude oil reserves, environmental threats due to greenhouse gas emissions and new national and international legislation, is resulting in the imperative for petroleum-derived fuels to be complemented or substituted by biofuels. Such an alternative, renewable, biodegradable and nontoxic biofuel is biodiesel. The book “Biodiesel: Feedstocks and Processing Technologies” is intended to provide a professional look on the recent achievements and emerging trends in biodiesel production. It includes 21 chapters, organized in two sections | BIODIESEL - FEEDSTOCKS AND PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES Edited by Margarita Stoytcheva and Gisela Montero Biodiesel - Feedstocks and Processing Technologies Edited by Margarita Stoytcheva and Gisela Montero Published by InTech Janeza Trdine 9 51000 Rijeka Croatia Copyright 2011 InTech All chapters are Open Access distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution license which permits to copy distribute transmit and adapt the work in any medium so long as the original work is properly cited. After this work has been published by InTech authors have the right to republish it in whole or part in any publication of which they are the author and to make other personal use of the work. Any republication referencing or personal use of the work must explicitly identify the original source. As for readers this license allows users to download copy and build upon published chapters even for commercial purposes as long as the author and publisher are properly credited which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. Notice Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the published chapters. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials instructions methods or ideas contained in the book. Publishing Process Manager Danijela Duric Technical Editor Teodora Smiljanic Cover Designer Jan Hyrat Image Copyright Dirk Ott 2011. Used under license from First published October 2011 Printed in Croatia A free online edition of this book is available at Additional hard copies can be obtained from orders@ Biodiesel - Feedstocks and Processing Technologies Edited by Margarita Stoytcheva and Gisela Montero p. cm. ISBN 978-953-307-713-0 ikrrr iJ OPEN .