The interplay of phase equilibria and chemical kinetics in a liquid/liquid multiphase biodiesel reactor

Fuel

Volumn 107, Issue , 2013, Pages 623-632

  Pomykala, Michael ^a   Stuart, James D ^a   Noshadi, Iman ^a   Parnas, Richard S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

ASTM; Biodiesel; Model; Reactor; Separator

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; EFFICIENCY; GLYCEROL; MODELS; SEPARATION; SEPARATORS;

ASTM; COUNTER CURRENT; METHANOL INJECTION; METHYL ESTERS; QUALITY STANDARD; REACTOR; REACTOR PERFORMANCE; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY;

PHASE EQUILIBRIA;

EID: 84878366360     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2012.12.017     Document Type: Article

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