Novel sequential batch membrane reactor to increase fatty acid methyl esters quality at low methanol to oil molar ratio

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 197, Issue , 2012, Pages 459-467

  Reyes, I ^a   Ciudad, G ^a   Misra, M ^b,c   Mohanty, A ^b,c   Jeison, D ^a   Navia, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alkaline transesterification; Biodiesel (FAME); Glycerides; Membrane reactor; Sequential refining

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE TRANSESTERIFICATION; CBR; CONVERSION YIELD; DIGLYCERIDES; FATTY ACID METHYL ESTER; FILTRATION PROCESS; GLYCERIDES; LOW VISCOSITY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MEMBRANE SYSTEM; MG CONTENT; MOLAR RATIO; MONOGLYCERIDES; OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES; PERMEATE FLUX; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SEQUENTIAL BATCH;

BATCH REACTORS; BIODIESEL; BIOREACTORS; CERAMIC MEMBRANES; EMULSIFICATION; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; GLYCEROL; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; REFINING; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

PETROLEUM REFINING;

EID: 84863203880     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.05.038     Document Type: Article

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