Continuous esterification to produce biodiesel by SPES/PES/NWF composite catalytic membrane in flow-through membrane reactor: Experimental and kinetic studies

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 129, Issue , 2013, Pages 100-107

  Shi, Wenying ^a   He, Benqiao ^a   Cao, Yuping ^b   Li, Jianxin ^a   Yan, Feng ^a   Cui, Zhenyu ^a   Zou, Zhiqun ^a   Guo, Shiwei ^a   Qian, Xiaomin ^a  

^a TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CGOG Tech (Tianjin) Bioengineering Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Composite catalytic membrane; Continuous esterification; Flow through membrane reactor; Oleic acid; Sulfonated polyethersulfone (SPES)

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; BIOREACTORS; ESTERIFICATION; ETHERS; KINETIC THEORY; MASS TRANSFER; METHANOL; OLEIC ACID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS;

CATALYTIC MEMBRANE; EXTERNAL MASS TRANSFER; FLOWTHROUGH; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST; INTERNAL MASS TRANSFER; KINETIC MODELS; KINETIC STUDY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MEMBRANE THICKNESS; POLYETHERSULFONES; REACTION TEMPERATURE; SULFONATED POLYETHERSULFONE;

ESTERS;

BIODIESEL; METHANOL; POLYETHERSULFONE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; SULFONATED POLYETHERSULFONE; SULFONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOFUEL; CATALYST; COMPOSITE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FATTY ACID; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANE; METHANOL; POLYMER; REACTION KINETICS; SULFONATE (ESTER);

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPOSITE CATALYTIC MEMBRANE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; ESTERIFICATION; FLOW RATE; KINETICS; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; THICKNESS;

EID: 84870826869     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.10.039     Document Type: Article

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