Biodiesel production from microalgae: Ionic liquid process simulation

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Volumn 39, Issue Special Issue, 2014, Pages 379-384

  Piemonte, Vincenzo ^a   Paola, Luisa Di ^a   Gentile, Alessio ^b   Masciocchi, Barbara ^b   Russo, Valentina ^a   Iaquaniello, Gaetano ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b Processi Innovativi   (Italy)

^c Tecnimont KT Sp A   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIODIESEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IONIC LIQUIDS; LIQUIDS; MICROORGANISMS; POLLUTION; PROCESS DESIGN;

BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY; INDUSTRIAL PROCESS DESIGN; INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTIONS; LARGE-SCALE APPLICATIONS; PROCESS SIMULATIONS;

EXTRACTION;

EID: 84908090219     PISSN: 22839216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3303/CET1439064     Document Type: Article

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