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Aspects of Reaction Engineering for Biodiesel Production

Mary Larimi Orcid Logo, Adam P. Harvey Orcid Logo, Anh N. Phan Orcid Logo, Mehdi Beshtar Orcid Logo, Karen Wilson Orcid Logo, Adam F. Lee Orcid Logo

Catalysts, Volume: 14, Issue: 10, Start page: 701

Swansea University Author: Mary Larimi Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.3390/catal14100701

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Biodiesel is a non-toxic, drop-in liquid transportation fuel that is amenable to continuous production from sustainable biomass resources using catalytic technologies. A diverse range of catalysts and reactor technologies have been experimentally investigated and computationally modelled, for produc...

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Published in: Catalysts
ISSN: 2073-4344
Published: MDPI AG 2024
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67993
Abstract: Biodiesel is a non-toxic, drop-in liquid transportation fuel that is amenable to continuous production from sustainable biomass resources using catalytic technologies. A diverse range of catalysts and reactor technologies have been experimentally investigated and computationally modelled, for producing biodiesel (fatty acid methyl esters) from oil feedstocks by their esterification or transesterification with short-chain alcohols. Solid-acid and base catalysts are attractive for biodiesel production from renewable oil feedstocks due to their ease of separation from the desired biodiesel and glycerol by-product, use of Earth’s abundant elements, and suitability in continuous processes. Here, we review the technical challenges and opportunities in designing catalytic reactor systems for biodiesel production.
Keywords: biodiesel; catalysis; porous solids; process intensification; reactor engineering
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Funders: This research was funded by the Australian Research Council grant numbers DP200100204, DP200100313 and LP190100849, and Australian Government grant number CRCPPEIGHT000194.
Issue: 10
Start Page: 701

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