The transesterification of rapeseed and waste sunflower oils: Mass-transfer and kinetics in a laboratory batch reactor and in an industrial-scale reactor/separator setup

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3333-3344

  Klofutar, B ^a   Golob, J ^b   Likozar, B ^b   Klofutar, C ^b   Zagar E ^c   Poljansek I ^c  

^a ZORD Slovenija   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Industrial reactor separator; Kinetics; Mass transfer; Mathematical model

Indexed keywords

ACYLGLYCEROLS; BACKWARD REACTIONS; CONCENTRATION OF; H NMR SPECTROSCOPY; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; INDUSTRIAL REACTOR/SEPARATOR; MASS-TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; MOLAR RATIO; RECYCLE RATIOS; SUNFLOWER OIL; TRANSESTERIFICATION REACTION;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BATCH REACTORS; BIODIESEL; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANOL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; TRANSESTERIFICATION; VEGETABLE OILS;

REACTION RATES;

BIODIESEL; GLYCEROL; METHANOL; MONOACYLGLYCEROL; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SUNFLOWER OIL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

CATALYST; KINETICS; MASS TRANSFER; METHANOL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUMERICAL MODEL;

ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CATALYST; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RAPESEED; TEMPERATURE; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; ESTERIFICATION; KINETICS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PLANT OILS;

BRASSICA NAPUS; HELIANTHUS;

EID: 76049097215     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.01.007     Document Type: Article

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