Process Monitoring and Analysis in Biofuel Workflows

Biofuel is defined as a solid, liquid, or gas fuel derived from biological material. This broad-based class of biofuel compounds can be separated into two categories. Bioalcohol comes from crops such as corn, sugar cane and wheat , and quantifying the diverse mixture of sugars in cellulose can present an analytical challenge. Biodiesel can be produced from plants that contain high amounts of oils, such as soybean and palm and the need to quantify fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) and trace contaminants are key to ensure final product quality. This application notebook provides an overview for a range of sample preparation and analytical solutions available from Thermo Fisher.