Esterification of acetic acid via semi-batch reactive distillation for pyrolysis oil upgrading: Experimental approach

Energy Procedia

Volumn 52, Issue , 2014, Pages 559-566

  Prapainainar, C ^a,b   Yotkamchonkun, C ^a,b   Panjatharakul, S ^a,b   Ratana, T ^b,c   Seeyangnok, S ^b,c   Narataruksa, P ^a,b  

^a Fac Eng Chulalongkorn U   (Thailand)

^b Research Centre for Chemical Unit Operation and Catalyst Design Science and Technology Research Institute   (Thailand)

^c KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY NORTH BANGKOK   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bio oil; Biomass; Deoxygination; Esterification; Reactive distillation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906886140     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.07.110     Document Type: Conference Paper

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