Biodiesel production from microalgae: Ionic liquid process simulation

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 111, Issue , 2016, Pages 62-68

  Piemonte, Vincenzo ^a   Di Paola, Luisa ^a   Iaquaniello, Gaetano ^b   Prisciandaro, Marina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b Technip SpA Viale Castello della Magliana   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Green solvents; Ionic liquids; Microalgae; Process intensification; Process simulation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BENCHMARKING; BIODIESEL; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; IONIC LIQUIDS; MICROORGANISMS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; WASTE HEAT;

BUTYL-3-METHYLIMIDAZOLIUM CHLORIDES; GREEN SOLVENTS; INDUSTRIAL-SCALE PRODUCTION; LARGE-SCALE APPLICATIONS; MASS AND ENERGY BALANCE; MICRO-ALGAE; PROCESS INTENSIFICATION; PROCESS SIMULATIONS;

EXTRACTION;

EID: 84957588949     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.07.089     Document Type: Article

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