Membrane technology as a promising alternative in biodiesel production: A review

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1364-1380

  Shuit, Siew Hoong ^a   Ong, Yit Thai ^a   Lee, Keat Teong ^a   Subhash, Bhatia ^a   Tan, Soon Huat ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Catalytically active membrane; Catalytically inert membrane; Membrane reactor

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE MEMBRANES; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCE; BIODIESEL INDUSTRY; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY; CATALYTIC MEMBRANE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; FUNCTIONALISED CARBON NANOTUBES; FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS; HIGH ENERGY CONSUMPTION; MEMBRANE REACTOR; OPERATING PRINCIPLES; PETROLEUM RESERVE; PETROLEUM-DERIVED FUELS; PROCESS PARAMETERS; PRODUCTION METHODS; SUPERCRITICAL TECHNOLOGY; WASTEWATER GENERATION;

BIOREACTORS; CATALYSTS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FOSSIL FUELS; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS;

BIODIESEL;

BIOFUEL;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOFUEL; BIOREACTOR; CATALYST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOSSIL FUEL; LITERATURE REVIEW; MEMBRANE; PETROLEUM; WASTEWATER;

ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSIS; ECONOMICS; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

BIOFOULING; BIOFUELS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSIS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 84864545172     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2012.02.009     Document Type: Review

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