**Meet the editors**

Professor Margarita Stoytcheva graduated from the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy of Sofia, Bulgaria, with titles of Chemical Engineer and Master of Electrochemical Technologies. She has a Ph.D. and DSc. degrees in chemistry and technical sciences. She has acted in research and teaching in several Universities in Bulgaria, Algeria and France. From 2006. to the pres-

ent she has participated in activities of scientific research, technological development and teaching in Mexico at the University of Baja California, Institute of Engineering, Mexicali, as a full time researcher. Since 2008. she has been a member of the National System of Researchers of Mexico. Her interests and areas of research are analytical chemistry and biotechnology.

Dr. Gisela Montero, Chemical engineer graduated from National Autonomous University of Mexico, (UNAM), specialized in heat transfer engineering projects in Mexican Petroleum Institute (IMP), Master in thermodynamic engineering by Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC), obtaining the maximum honors. Doctorate in Chemical Sciences (chemical engineering)

by UNAM. She has written several technical papers and chapters related to energy, biofuels and exergy analysis. She worked as a specialist in the Combustion Engineering Division in IMP; after she worked as a researcher in Exergy group in the same institute. She was coordinator of Geothermal energy program in UABC. Currently, working as full-time researcher in Engineering Institute of UABC on energy-saving projects, exergy analysis, simulation and adaptation of processes to obtain biofuels.

Contents

**Preface IX** 

Chapter 4 **Getting Lipids for Biodiesel** 

Chapter 5 **Microbial Biodiesel Production -** 

Emad A. Shalaby

Jianguo Zhang and Bo Hu

Chapter 6 **Algal Biomass and Biodiesel Production 111** 

Jin Liu, Junchao Huang and Feng Chen

Chapter 8 **Eco-Physiological Barriers and Technological** 

Simrat Kaur, Mohan C. Kalita, Ravi B. Srivastava and Charles Spillane

Chapter 7 **Microalgae as Feedstocks for Biodiesel Production 133** 

**Part 1 Feedstocks for Biodiesel Production 1** 

D. Barnabè, R. Bucchi and A. Rispoli

Chapter 2 **Biodiesel Production from Waste Cooking Oil 23** 

Chapter 3 **Animal Fat Wastes for Biodiesel Production 45** 

**Production from Oleaginous Fungi 71**  Maddalena Rossi, Alberto Amaretti, Stefano Raimondi and Alan Leonardi

Chapter 1 **Non Edible Oils: Raw Materials for Sustainable Biodiesel 3**  C.L. Bianchi, C. Pirola, D.C. Boffito, A. Di Fronzo, G. Carvoli,

Carlos A. Guerrero F., Andrés Guerrero-Romero and Fabio E. Sierra

**Oil Feedstocks Produced from Microbial Cell Cultivations 93** 

**Advances for Biodiesel Production from Microalgae 161** 

Vivian Feddern, Anildo Cunha Junior, Marina Celant De Prá, Paulo Giovanni de Abreu, Jonas Irineu dos Santos Filho, Martha Mayumi Higarashi, Mauro Sulenta and Arlei Coldebella
