A comparison of costs of biodiesel production from transesterication

International Energy Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-6

  Kapilakarn, Kulchanat ^a   Peugtong, Ampol ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Ester; HYSYS; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC DESIGN; EQUIVALENT SIZE; HYSYS; METHYL ESTERS; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; OPTIMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS; PRODUCT PURITY; PRODUCTION COST; PRODUCTION RATES; REACTION TEMPERATURE; REACTION TIME; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SINGLE REACTOR;

ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FACE RECOGNITION; METHANOL; OPERATING COSTS; OPTIMIZATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

BIODIESEL;

EID: 74049104710     PISSN: 1513718X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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