Monitoring biodiesel production (transesterification) using in situ viscometer

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 138, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 200-206

  Ellis, Naoko ^a   Guan, Feng ^a   Chen, Tim ^a   Poon, Conrad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; In situ viscosity measurement; Process monitor; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BATCH REACTORS; TRANSESTERIFICATION; VISCOMETERS;

IN SITU VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT; PROCESS MONITOR;

BIODIESEL;

ALCOHOLS; BATCH REACTORS; BIODIESEL; TRANSESTERIFICATION; VISCOMETERS;

EID: 40749154357     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2007.06.034     Document Type: Article

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