Mixing characteristics of the oil-methanol system in the production of biodiesel using edible and non-edible oils

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1411-1417

  Vijaya Lakshmi, Ch ^a   Viswanath, K ^a   Venkateshwar, S ^b   Satyavathi, B ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Critical speed; Interfacial area; Mixing; Sauter mean diameter

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL SPEED; EMULSION PROPERTIES; FLOW REGIMES; IMMISCIBLE PHASIS; INITIAL STAGES; INTERFACIAL AREA; INTERFACIAL AREAS; KARANJA; KARANJA OIL; MIXING CHARACTERISTICS; NON-EDIBLE OIL; REACTING SYSTEM; REACTION SYSTEM; RICE BRANS; SAUTER MEAN DIAMETERS; SCALE-UP; SPECIFIC INTERFACIAL AREA; STIRRED TANK REACTORS;

DROP BREAKUP; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; METHANOL; SPEED;

BIODIESEL;

EID: 79956342853     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2011.01.015     Document Type: Article

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