%0 Journal Article 
%A Hernando, J.
%A Letón García, Pedro
%A Matía Martín, María de la Paz
%A Novella Robisco, José Luis
%A Álvarez-Builla Gómez, Julio
%T Biodiesel and FAME synthesis assisted by microwaves: homogeneous batch and flow processes
%D 2007
%@ 0016-2361
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10017/3375
%X Fatty acids methyl esters (FAME) have been prepared under microwave irradiation, using homogeneous catalysis, either in batch or in a flow system. The quality of the biodiesel obtained has been confirmed by GC analysis of the isolated product. While the initial experiments have been performed in a small scale laboratory batch reactor, the best experiment has been straightforward converted into a stop-flow process, by the use of a microwave flow system. Compared with conventional heating methods, the process using microwaves irradiation proved to be a faster method for alcoholysis of triglycerides with methanol, leading to high yields of FAME.
%K Biodiesel
%K FAME
%K Microwaves
%K Methyl-esters
%K Catalysts
%K Emissions
%K Energy & fuels
%K Engineering, Chemical
%K Ciencia
%K Química orgánica
%K Science
%K Chemistry, organic
%~ Biblioteca Universidad de Alcala