A Novel Continuous-Flow Reactor Using a Reactive Distillation Technique for Biodiesel Production: Annual Report: October 2004

He, B. Brian; Peterson, Charles L.

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A Novel Continuous-Flow Reactor Using a Reactive Distillation Technique for Biodiesel Production: Annual Report: October 2004

2004-10-01
By He, B. Brian ; Peterson, Charles L.

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Creators:

He, B. Brian ; Peterson, Charles L.
Corporate Creators:

National Institute for Advanced Transportation Technology (NIATT) (U.S.)
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Office of University Research and Education ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program
Subject/TRT Terms:

Biodiesel Fuels Demand Engine Performance Environmental Impacts Exhaust Gases Production Methods Vegetable Oils
Publication/ Report Number:

N04-11
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

National Institute for Advanced Transportation Technology (NIATT) (U.S.)
Abstract:

Biodiesel from seed oils has attracted increasing interest and has been shown to be the best substitute for fossil-based fuels due to its environmental advantages and renewable resource availability from vegetable oils. Several studies have shown that biodiesel is a better fuel than fossil-based diesel in terms of engine performance, emissions reduction, lubricity, and environmental benefits. Increasing popularity of biodiesel has generated great demand for its commercial production methods, which in turn calls for a technically and economically sound reactor technology. Most of the existing biodiesel processes require at least 100% excess alcohol for complete transesterification of seed oils into alkyl esters (biodiesel) and glycerol (by-product), which has to be recovered and purified through rectification and distillation for reuse. This project explores the applicability of homogenous reactive distillation technique for transesterification of seed oils for biodiesel preparation.
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KLK343
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University Transportation Centers US Transportation Collection
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