Effect of membrane pore size on the performance of a membrane reactor for biodiesel production

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 52-58

  Peigang, Cao ^a   Tremblay, André Y ^a   Dubé, Marc A ^a   Morse, Katie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; GLYCEROL; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; VEGETABLE OILS; VOLUME FRACTION;

BIODIESELS; EMULSIFIED OIL; MEMBRANE REACTOR;

SYNTHETIC FUELS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; GLYCEROL; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; SYNTHETIC FUELS; VEGETABLE OILS; VOLUME FRACTION;

EID: 33846679529     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie060555o     Document Type: Article

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