Process model for biodiesel production from various feedstocks

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2215-2221

  Tapasvi, D ^a,b   Wiesenborn, D ^a   Gustafson, C ^b  

^a North Dakota State University   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Ester washing; Mass balance; Process modeling; Spreadsheet; Transesterification; Vegetable oil

Indexed keywords

ESTERIFICATION; FEEDSTOCKS; GLYCEROL; PROCESS ENGINEERING; SPREADSHEETS; STOICHIOMETRY; VEGETABLE OILS;

BIODIESEL; ESTER WASHING; MASS BALANCE; PROCESS MODELING; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

DIESEL FUELS;

BIOFUEL;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 32244448753     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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