Process simulation and economic analysis of biodiesel production processes using fresh and waste vegetable oil and supercritical methanol

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2626-2642

  Lee, Soojin ^a   Posarac, Dusko ^a   Ellis, Naoko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Economic assessment; Energy consumption; Process simulation; Supercritical biodiesel production; Triolein; Waste vegetable oil

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS; PROCESS SIMULATIONS; SUPER-CRITICAL; TRIOLEIN; WASTE VEGETABLE OIL;

BIODIESEL; CATALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; EARNINGS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GLYCEROL; INVESTMENTS; METHANOL; RAW MATERIALS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; VEGETABLE OILS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 82855165187     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2011.05.011     Document Type: Article

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