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Dr. Jon Van Gerpen

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Jon Van Gerpen                             Top

 

Building a Successful Biodiesel Business  - Book

 

A PILOT PLANT TO PRODUCE BIODIESEL FROM HIGH FREE FATTY ACID FEEDSTOCKS
Citation:  Transactions of the ASAE. Vol. 46(4): 945–954 . @2003
Authors:   M. Canakci, J. Van Gerpen  (Download PDF)

A Pilot Plant to Produce Biodiesel from High Free Fatty Acid Feedstocks
Citation:  Paper number  016049,  2001 ASAE Annual Meeting . @2001
Authors:   Mustafa Canakci, Jon Van Gerpen   (Download PDF)

ACCELERATED OXIDATION PROCESSES IN BIODIESEL
Citation:  Transactions of the ASAE. VOL. 42(6): 1565-1572 . @1999
Authors:   M. Canakci, A. Monyem, J. Van Gerpen  (Download PDF)

Biodiesel Blend Detection Using a Fuel Composition Sensor
Citation:  Paper number  016052,  2001 ASAE Annual Meeting . @2001
Authors:   Mustafa Ertunc Tat, Jon H. Van Gerpen  (Download PDF)

BIODIESEL BLEND DETECTION WITH A FUEL COMPOSITION SENSOR
Citation:  Applied Engineering in Agriculture. Vol. 19(2): 125–131 . @2003
Authors:   M. E. Tat, J. H. Van Gerpen  (Download PDF)

BIODIESEL PRODUCTION FROM OILS AND FATS WITH HIGH FREE FATTY ACIDS
Citation:  Transactions of the ASAE. Vol. 44(6): 1429–1436 . @2001
Authors:   M. Canakci, J. Van Gerpen  (Download PDF)

BIODIESEL PRODUCTION VIAACID CATALYSIS
Citation:  Transactions of the ASAE. VOL. 42(5): 1203-1210 . @1999
Authors:   M. Canakci, J. Van Gerpen  (Download PDF)

Biodiesel: An Alternative Fuel for Compression Ignition Engines
Citation:  Biodiesel: An Alternative Fuel for Compression Ignition Engines. ASAE Distinguished Lecture No. 31, pp. 1-22.  913C0107.
Authors:   Jon H. Van Gerpen  (Download PDF)

Catalyst-free Biodiesel Production at Elevated Temperatures Including Supercritical Conditions: A review
Citation:  Paper number  056124,  2005 ASAE Annual Meeting . @2005
Authors:   Paul S Wang, Jon H Van Gerpen  (Download PDF)

COMPARISON OF ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS FOR PETROLEUM DIESEL FUEL, YELLOW GREASE BIODIESEL, AND SOYBEAN OIL BIODIESEL
Citation:  Transactions of the ASAE. Vol. 46(4): 937–944 . @2003
Authors:   M. Canakci, J. H. Van Gerpen (Download PDF)

Diesel Fuel Injection Pump Durability Test with Low Level Biodiesel Blends
Citation:  Paper number  036036,  2003 ASAE Annual Meeting . 
Authors:   L.G. Schumacher, J. Van Gerpen, Brian T. Adams (Download PDF)

ENGINE OIL ANALYSIS OF BIODIESEL-FUELED ENGINES
Citation:  Applied Engineering in Agriculture. Vol. 21(2): 153-158. @2005
Authors:   L. G. Schumacher, C. L Peterson, J. Van Gerpen  (Download PDF)

Fuel Property Effects on Biodiesel
Citation:  Paper number  036034,  2003 ASAE Annual Meeting . @2003
Authors:   Mustafa Ertunc Tat, Jon H. Van Gerpen  (Download PDF)

Fuel Property Effects on Injection Timing, Ignition Timing and Oxides of Nitrogen Emissions from Biodiesel-Fueled Engines
Citation:  Paper number  046081,  2004 ASAE Annual Meeting . @2004
Authors:   Mustafa Ertunc Tat, Jon H. Van Gerpen, Paul S. Wang  (Download PDF)

Fuel Property Effects on Injection Timing, Ignition Timing, and Oxides of Nitrogen Emissions from Biodiesel-Fueled Engines
Citation:  Transactions of the ASABE. 50(4): 1123-1128. @2007
Authors:   M. E. Tat, J. H. Van Gerpen, P. S. Wang  (Download PDF)

FUELING DIRECT INJECTED DIESEL ENGINES WITH 2% BIODIESEL BLEND
Citation:  Applied Engineering in Agriculture. Vol. 21(2): 149-152. @2005
Authors:   L. G. Schumacher, S. Soylu, J. Van Gerpen, W. Wetherell  (Download PDF)

Improving the fuel properties of soy biodiesel
Citation:  2007 ASAE Annual Meeting  076091.
Authors:   P.S. Wang, J.H. Van Gerpen, J.C. Thompson, T. Clemente (Download PDF)

INVESTIGATION OF BIODIESEL THERMAL STABILITY UNDER SIMULATED IN-USE CONDITIONS
Citation:  Applied Engineering in Agriculture. VOL. 16(4): 373-378 . @2000
Authors:   A. Monyem, M. Canakci, J. H. Van Gerpen  (Download PDF)

Physical Properties and Composition Detection of Biodiesel-diesel Fuel Blends
Citation:  Paper number  026084,  2002 ASAE Annual Meeting . @2002
Authors:   Mustafa Ertunc Tat, Jon H. Van Gerpen  (Download PDF)

SPRAY, IGNITION, AND COMBUSTION MODELING OF BIODIESEL FUELS FOR INVESTIGATING NOX EMISSIONS
Citation:  Transactions of the ASAE. Vol. 48(3): 933-939. @2005
Authors:   W. Yuan, A. C. Hansen, M. E. Tat, J. H. Van Gerpen, Z. Tan  (Download PDF)

The Effect of Timing and Oxidation on Emissions from Biodiesel-Fueled Engines
Citation:  Transactions of the ASAE. Vol. 44(1): 35-42 . @2001
Authors:   A. Monyem, J. H. Van Gerpen, M. Canakci  (Download PDF)

The Performance and Emissions of a Diesel Engine Fueled with Biodiesel from Yellow Grease and Soybean Oil
Citation:  Paper number  016050,  2001 ASAE Annual Meeting . @2001
Authors:   M. Canakci, J.H. Van Gerpen  (Download PDF)

Bingjun 'Brian'  He                      Top

EXPERIMENTAL OPTIMIZATION OF A CONTINUOUS-FLOW REACTIVE DISTILLATION REACTOR FOR BIODIESEL PRODUCTION
Citation:  Transactions of the ASAE. Vol. 48(6): 2237-2243.@2005
Authors:     B. B. He, A. P. Singh, J.C. Thompson (Download PDF)

Isolation of Intact Glucosinolates from Mustard Seed Meal to Increase the Sustainability of Biodiesel Utilization
Citation:  Paper number  046079,  2004 ASAE Annual Meeting . @2004
Authors:   ChunChang Tao, B. Brian He  (Download PDF)

Process Study on Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Crambe Oil for Erucic Acid Isolation
Citation:  Transactions of the ASABE. 50(1): 167-174.@2007
Authors:     C. Tao, B. He  (Download PDF)

ENZYMATIC ISOLATION AND ENRICHMENT OF ERUCIC ACID FROM HEA SEED OILS: CURRENT STATUS
Citation:  Transactions of the ASAE. Vol. 48(4): 1471-1479.@2005
Authors:     C. Tao, B. B. He  (Download PDF)

A NOVEL CONTINUOUS-FLOW REACTOR USING REACTIVE DISTILLATION FOR BIODIESEL PRODUCTION
Citation:  Transactions of the ASABE. Vol. 49(1): 107-112.@2006
Authors:     B. B. He, A. P. Singh, J. C. Thompson (Download PDF)

Enzymatic Isolation of Erucic Acid from HEA Oils, with Biodiesel as A By-Product: Preliminary Investigation
Citation:  Paper number  056136,  2005 ASAE Annual Meeting . @2005
Authors:   Chunchang Tao, B. Brian He (Download PDF)

PROCESS OPTIMIZATION OF BIODIESEL PRODUCTION USING ALKALINE CATALYSTS
Citation:  Applied Engineering in Agriculture. Vol. 22(4): 597-600.@2006
Authors:     A. Singh, B. He, J. Thompson, J. Van Gerpen (Download PDF)

EFFECTS OF FEEDSTOCK pH, INITIAL CO ADDITION, AND TOTAL SOLIDS CONTENT ON THE THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION PROCESS OF SWINE MANURE
Citation:  Transactions of the ASAE. Vol. 44(3): 697–701 .@2001
Authors:    B. He, Y. Zhang, Y. Yin, T. L. Funk, G. L. Riskowski  (Download PDF)

Dev Shrestha                              Top

A Rapid Video Frame Correspondence Algorithm for Agricultural Video Field Surveying
Citation:  Paper number  043058,  2004 ASAE Annual Meeting . @2004
Authors:   Dev S. Shrestha, Brian L. Steward, Kelly R. Thorp and Bo Li    (Download PDF)

An Object-Oriented Architecture for Field Data Acquisition, Processing and Information Extraction
Citation:  Paper number  033089,  2003 ASAE Annual Meeting . @2003
Authors:   Dev S. Shrestha, Brian L. Steward, Cory Van Wyngarden (Download PDF)

Automatic Corn Plant Population Measurement Using Machine Vision
Citation:  Paper number  011067,  2001 ASAE Annual Meeting . @2001
Authors:   Dev Sagar Shrestha, Brian L. Steward  (Download PDF)

AUTOMATIC CORN PLANT POPULATION MEASUREMENT USING MACHINE VISION
Citation:  Transactions of the ASAE. Vol. 46(2): 559–565 . @2003
Authors:   D. S. Shrestha, B. L. Steward (Download PDF)

Biodiesel Blend Level Detection Using Ultraviolet Absorption Spectra
Citation:  Transactions of the ASABE. 50(4): 1349-1353. @2007
Authors:   A. Zawadzki, D. S. Shrestha, B. He (Download PDF)

Early Growth Stage Corn Plant Population Measurement Using Neural Network Approach
Citation:  Pp. 8-14 in Proceedings of the World Congress of Computers in Agriculture and Natural Resources (13-15, March 2002, Iguacu Falls, Brazil)  701P0301.
Authors:   D.S. Shrestha and B.L. Steward  (Download PDF)

Impact of Some Common Impurities on Biodiesel Cloud Point
Citation:  2007 ASAE Annual Meeting  076090.
Authors:   Anup Pradhan, D.S. Shrestha (Download PDF)

QUANTIFYING CORN DETERIORATION DUE TO FUNGAL GROWTH BY USE OF CO2-SENSITIVE GEL
Citation:  Applied Engineering in Agriculture. Vol. 22(1): 81-86. @2006
Authors:   S. Chitrakar, C. J. Bern, D. S. Shrestha (Download PDF)

SHAPE AND SIZE ANALYSIS OF CORN PLANT CANOPIES FOR PLANT POPULATION AND SPACING SENSING
Citation:  Applied Engineering in Agriculture. Vol. 21(2): 295-303. @2005
Authors:   D. S. Shrestha, B. L. Steward  (Download PDF)

Ultrasonic Sensing for Corn Plant Canopy Characterization
Citation:  Paper number  041120,  2004 ASAE Annual Meeting . @2004
Authors:   Samsuzana Abd Aziz, Brian L. Steward, Stuart J. Birrell, Thomas C. Kaspar, D.S. Shrestha  (Download PDF)

Use of a spectrophotometer for biodiesel quality sensing
Citation:  Paper number  053133,  2005 ASAE Annual Meeting . @2005
Authors:   Artur Zawadzki, Dev Shrestha, Brian He  (Download PDF)

Joseph 'Joe' C. Thompson                   Top

CHARACTERIZATION OF CRUDE GLYCEROL FROM BIODIESEL PRODUCTION FROM MULTIPLE FEEDSTOCKS
Citation:  Applied Engineering in Agriculture. Vol. 22(2): 261-265.@2006
Authors:     J. C. Thompson, B. B. He (Download PDF)

A Continuous-flow Reactive Distillation Reactor for Biodiesel Preparation from Seed Oils
Citation:  Paper number  046071,  2004 ASAE Annual Meeting . @2004
Authors:   Arvinder P. Singh, Joe C. Thompson, B. Brian He (Download PDF)

 Biodiesel Production Using Static Mixers
Citation:  Transactions of the ASABE. 50(1): 161-165.@2007
Authors:     J. C. Thompson, B. B. He  (
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PROCESSING, CHARACTERIZATION, AND PERFORMANCE OF EIGHT FUELS FROM LIPIDS
Citation:  Applied Engineering in Agriculture. VOL. 13(1):71-79. @1997
Authors:   C. L. Peterson, D. L. Reece, B. L. Hammond, J. Thompson, S. M. Beck  (Download PDF)

Used Vegetable Oil Fuel Blend Comparisons Using Injector Coking in a DI Diesel Engine
Citation:  Paper number  016051,  2001 ASAE Annual Meeting . @2001
Authors:   S.T. Jones, C. L. Peterson, J. C. Thompson, (Download PDF)

CONTINUOUS FLOW BIODIESEL PRODUCTION
Citation:  Applied Engineering in Agriculture. Vol. 18(1): 5–11 .@2002
Authors:     C. L. Peterson, J. L. Cook, J. C. Thompson, J. S. Taberski (Download PDF)