Simulation, case studies and optimization of a biodiesel process with a solid acid catalyst

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue , 2007, Pages

  West, Alex H ^a   Posarac, Dusko ^a   Ellis, Naoko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Economic assessment; Process design; Process simulation; Sulfated zirconia

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ESTERIFICATION; FATTY ACIDS; INVESTMENTS; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS DESIGN; ZIRCONIA;

ACIDIC CATALYSTS; ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT; PROCESS SIMULATION; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

BIODIESEL;

EID: 34548651253     PISSN: 21945748     EISSN: 15426580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1542-6580.1480     Document Type: Article

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