Separation of glycerol from FAME using ceramic membranes

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1305-1310

  Saleh, Jehad ^a   Dubé, Marc A ^a   Tremblay, André Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Fatty acid methyl ester (FAME); Glycerol; Membrane; Methanol; Separation

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; CONCENTRATION FACTORS; FATTY ACID METHYL ESTER; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; MEMBRANE SEPARATION; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; PURIFICATION METHOD; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; WATER WASH;

BIODIESEL; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; GLYCEROL; METHANOL; MICROFILTRATION; SEWAGE; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER;

CERAMIC MEMBRANES;

EID: 79955441495     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2011.02.005     Document Type: Article

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