Intensified processes for FAME production from waste cooking oil: A technological review

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 233, Issue , 2013, Pages 201-223

  Mazubert, Alex ^a,b   Poux, Martine ^a,b   Aubin, Joëlle ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Esterification; Hydrolysis; Process intensification; Transesterification; Waste cooking oil

Indexed keywords

CAVITATIONAL REACTORS; FATTY ACID METHYL ESTER; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST; MICROSTRUCTURED REACTORS; OSCILLATORY BAFFLED REACTORS; PROCESS INTENSIFICATION; REACTIVE DISTILLATIONS; WASTE COOKING OIL;

BIODIESEL; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; HYDROLYSIS; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

OILS AND FATS;

EID: 84883808645     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.07.063     Document Type: Review

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