For the purpose of biofuel production for transportation from non-food biomass, production of high quality biodiesel fuel from Jatropha oil by the transesterification process and hydrocarbon fuel from Jatropha residue by the fast pyrolysis-upgrading process were developed. It was demonstrated that biodiesel fuel which was increased their oxidation stability and inhibited their cold flow properties by partial hydrogenation of polyunsaturated fatty acid methyl ester selective to monounsaturated compounds was provided in a pilot plant. On the other hand, hydrocarbon fuel was produced by the fast pyrolysis and bio-oil upgrading from Jatropha residues.

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FTD(Fischer-Tropsch Diesel) and Hydrotreated Bio Diesel Fuel(BDF) have focused on the effects on reduction of emissions from diesel engines, though various alternative fuels have been developed. FTD and Hydrotreated BDF are paraffinic fuels and have different components from those of conventional gas oil. This paper describes the results of long-term field trials of these fuels using commercial buses without any modifications.

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The fatty acid methyl ester which is called the Biodiesel fuel (BDF) is easy to oxidize deteriorate. This is due the fact that the unsaturated fatty acid methyl ester which has carbon double bond alkyl ester. As a result, plugging of nozzle-orifice and metal corrosion of fuel injection system are caused with the deteriorated product. To control this oxidation deterioration, the antioxidant is added in BDF. This paper describes the characteristics of antioxidant for B100 and B5. And the synergy effect of two antioxidants mixing addition is introduced.

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Main glycerin production area in the world has been shifted from oleochemical production in Asia to Biodiesel by-product in Europe. But it’s a first time to see decline of biodiesel production in Europe after they started production, and simultaneously glycerin production was down. But even such big decline glycerin market was not grown nor increased, because of Chinese economic slowdown, European financial crisis, East Japan big disaster. Traditional glycerin application is not grown and future key of glycerin market is a petrochemical substitutes. Epichlolohydorin, Ethylene Glycol, propylene glycol are main targets. Future glycerin market price will be linked with petroleum market price.

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Bio-diesel fuel (BDF) production results in by-production of glycerol in amount of approximately 10 wt% of initial triacylglycerol. Because of rapid increase of BDF production, technological development for effective utilization of the raw glycerol has been developed. In this review, we overview recent research topics for syntheses of glycerol derivatives from the raw glycerol, and applications to functional chemical products of the glycerol derivatives are also introduced.

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