CONFERENCE: “SECOND-GENERATION BIOFUELS MATERIALS”
The Madeira Chemistry Research Center (CQM) will organize the conference “Second-generation Biofuels Materials”, to be presented by Professor Vladimír Hönig (Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources - Department of Chemistry) to be held at the University of Madeira, Room 0.57, next 23rd May 2016, 15h00.
REGISTRATION
Participants must make their registration here, until 19th May 2016.
ABSTRACT
The lecture on second-generation biofuels deals with production, properties, parameters and legislation of FAME (Fatty Acids Methyl Esters) vs HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oils) and of bioethanol vs biobutanol. Fuels, which are produced by hydrogenation and subsequent isomerisation of vegetable oils (HVO) have better properties than methyl esters from oils and fats. Hydrogenation is a process based on the processing of vegetable oils and animal fats for the production of renewable fuel for diesel engines. Properties of hydrotreated oils have far more similarities with the high-quality diesel fuel sulphur-free diesel fuel or synthetic GTL than fatty acid methyl esters. Composition of HVO’s carbohydrates is different.
FAME are commercially blended with diesel and bioethanol with gasoline. Biobutanol and bioethanol are using the same sources and their properties are compared. Bioethanol and biobutanol can be easily produced as a second–generation biofuels from waste products. Biobutanol can be used as a biofuel in internal combustion engines in the same manner as bioethanol. Application of biobutanol in diesel is rather marginal, but is definitely preferable in diesel engines in comparison with bioethanol. Alcohols blended into diesel fuel have shown a positive impact on the solid particle production, smoke, etc.
HVO and biobutanol produced from waste materials are reaching strict criteria of sustainability.
ABOUT THE LECTURER
Vladimír Hönig, MSc. PhD
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources
Department of Chemistry
Member of Royal Society of Chemistry
Member of American Chemical Society
National Quality Policy of the Czech Republic - member of Working Group on energy saving and renewable energy sources
Education
2006–2009 - Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Engineering, PhD.
2001–2006 - Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Engineering, MSc.
Job
from 2014 assistant manager of Department of Chemistry, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
from 2015 Department of Strategy, University of Economics, Prague
from 2008 Department of Chemistry, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
2006–2009 Department of Vehicles and Ground Transport, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Research
Projects dealing with liquid biofuels
Author and co-author of 61 scientific articles
Author and co-author of 5 books
