ABSTRACT
Biodiesel production as well as consumption in the European nations is augmenting, taking into account the uncertainties connected with fossil fuel reserves and the related natural effects of their use. This biofuel can be generated from numerous oil-rich feedstocks and by using different processing technologies. Therefore, the techno-economic assessment for biodiesel production becomes of high relevance to make critical decisions under uncertainties that are essential for the successful implementation of the process on an industrial scale. The economic aspects of using different triglyceride- and nontriglyceride-based lipid biomasses as well as the processing technologies for biodiesel production are thoroughly discussed and compared in this chapter.
