GCMD: Significant fraction of biofuels are mislabeled
To assess the extent of mislabelling of biofuels, the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) conducted an analysis of 16 FAME samples obtained from various market suppliers.
As explained, each sample was examined using FAME fingerprinting and compared against the suppliers’ declared feedstock sources. GCMD has developed FAME fingerprinting to help identify the origin of biofuel feedstocks and trace their authenticity within marine fuel supply chains.
FAME, or fatty acid methyl ester, is typically produced from feedstocks containing triglycerides through a process known as transesterification. The fatty acid chains in triglycerides vary depending on the feedstock source, and this variation results
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