Prediction of normalized biodiesel properties by simulation of multiple feedstock blends

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 4431-4439

  García, Manuel ^a   Gonzalo, Alberto ^a   Sánchez, José Luis ^a   Arauzo, Jesús ^a   Peña, José Ángel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodiesel properties; EN 14214; HYSYS; Simulation; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY MODELS; ALKALINE TRANSESTERIFICATION; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; BIODIESEL PROPERTIES; CONCENTRATION OF; CONTINUOUS PROCESS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; KINETIC MODELS; MILD ACID; OPTIMIZATION TOOLS; PROCESS FLOW-SHEET; PRODUCT DISTRIBUTIONS;

BIODIESEL; ESTERS; FEEDSTOCKS;

TRANSESTERIFICATION;

ALKALINITY; BIOFUEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTER; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PREDICTION; REACTION KINETICS; SOFTWARE; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; ESTERIFICATION; KINETICS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PURIFICATION; RELIABILITY; SIMULATION; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

BIOFUELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; TRIGLYCERIDES; VISCOSITY;

EID: 77649336583     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.01.111     Document Type: Article

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