Biodiesel reaction screening using oscillatory flow meso reactors

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 85, Issue 5 B, 2007, Pages 365-371

  Zheng, M ^a   Skelton, R L ^a   Mackley, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Meso reactor; Oscillatory flow; Screening

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; REACTION KINETICS;

MESO REACTORS; OSCILLATORY FLOW;

BIODIESEL;

EID: 34748821737     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/psep07030     Document Type: Article

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