Biodiesel and FAME synthesis assisted by microwaves: homogeneous batch and flow processes
Authors
Hernando, J.; Letón García, PedroIdentifiers
Permanent link (URI): http://hdl.handle.net/10017/3375DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2006.11.003
ISSN: 0016-2361
Publisher
Elsevier
Date
2007Bibliographic citation
Fuel, 2007, v.86, n.10-11, p.1641-1644
Keywords
Biodiesel
FAME
Microwaves
Methyl-esters
Catalysts
Emissions
Energy & fuels
Engineering, Chemical
Document type
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Version
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Publisher's version
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2006.11.003Rights
© Elsevier 2006
Access rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Abstract
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.
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