Intensification of biodiesel synthesis using metal foam reactors

Fuel

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3450-3456

  Yu, Xinhai ^a   Wen, Zhenzhong ^a   Lin, Ying ^a   Tu, Shan Tung ^a   Wang, Zhengdong ^a   Yan, Jinyue ^b,c  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Intensification; Mass transfer; Metal foam; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL SYNTHESIS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; METAL FOAM; METAL FOAMS; METHYL ESTERS; MICRO CHANNEL REACTORS; PASSIVE MIXERS; PORE DENSITIES; PORES PER INCHES; PROCESSING PLANTS; STIRRED REACTORS;

BIODIESEL; ESTERS; FOAMS; MASS TRANSFER; SYNTHETIC FUELS;

METALS;

EID: 77955473107     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2010.06.011     Document Type: Article

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