Novel highly integrated biodiesel production technology in a centrifugal contactor separator device

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 154, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 384-389

  Kraai, G N ^a   Schuur, B ^a   van Zwol, F ^a   van de Bovenkamp, H H ^a   Heeres, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Centrifugal contactor separator; CINC V02; Pure plant oils

Indexed keywords

BASE CATALYZED; BATCH PROCESS; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; CENTRIFUGAL CONTACTOR; CENTRIFUGAL CONTACTOR SEPARATOR; EFFECT OF CATALYST; FEED STREAMS; FEED-RATES; HIGHLY INTEGRATED; INTEGRATED REACTIONS; JACKET TEMPERATURES; LIQUID-LIQUID SEPARATION; MOLAR EXCESS; PLANT OIL; PURE PLANT OILS; ROTATIONAL FREQUENCY; SODIUM METHOXIDE; SUNFLOWER OIL;

BATCH DATA PROCESSING; BIODIESEL; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CENTRIFUGATION; LIQUIDS; METHANOL; SEPARATORS; SODIUM; VEGETABLE OILS;

PHASE SEPARATION;

HELIANTHUS;

EID: 75149153319     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2009.04.047     Document Type: Article

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