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T1 Biodiesel and FAME synthesis assisted by microwaves: homogeneous batch and flow processes
A1 Hernando, J.
A1 Letón García, Pedro
A1 Matía Martín, María de la Paz
A1 Novella Robisco, José Luis
A1 Álvarez-Builla Gómez, Julio
K1 Biodiesel
K1 FAME
K1 Microwaves
K1 Methyl-esters
K1 Catalysts
K1 Emissions
K1 Energy & fuels
K1 Engineering, Chemical
K1 Ciencia
K1 Química orgánica
K1 Science
K1 Chemistry, organic
AB 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.
PB Elsevier
SN 0016-2361
YR 2007
FD 2007
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/3375
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/3375
LA eng
DS MINDS@UW
RD 24-abr-2024