Biodiesel production in a novel continuous flow microwave reactor

被引：94

作者：

Choedkiatsakul, I. ^{[1
,3
,4
]}

Ngaosuwan, K. ^{[2
]}

Assabumrungrat, S. ^{[1
]}

Mantegna, S. ^{[3
,4
]}

Cravotto, G. ^{[3
,4
]}

机构：

[1] Chulalongkorn Univ, Dept Chem Engn, Ctr Excellence Catalysis & Catalyt React Engn, Fac Engn, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

[2] Rajamangala Univ Technol Krungthep, Dept Chem Engn, Fac Engn, Bangkok 10120, Thailand

[3] Univ Turin, Dipartimento Sci & Tecnol Farmaco, I-10125 Turin, Italy

[4] Univ Turin, NIS Ctr Nanostruct Interfaces & Surfaces, I-10125 Turin, Italy

来源：

RENEWABLE ENERGY | 2015年 / 83卷

关键词：

Biodiesel; FlowSynth microwave reactor; Energy consumption; RESPONSE-SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SODIUM METHOXIDE; JATROPHA OIL; PALM OIL; TRANSESTERIFICATION; SYSTEM;

D O I：

10.1016/j.renene.2015.04.012

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

This paper presents the use of a commercial FlowSynth microwave reactor for the continuous production of biodiesel from palm oil. A high ester content of 99.4% can be obtained in only 1.75 min residence time at a methanol to oil molar ratio of 12, a microwave heating power of 400 W, reaction temperature of 70 degrees C and NaOH catalyst loading of 1%wt of oil. The process energy consumption has also been investigated in order to assess the potential advantages of using microwave irradiation for biodiesel production. The energy consumption of palm oil transesterification as low as 0.1167 kWh/L of biodiesel was required, proving that microwave reactors need less energy consumption as compared to conventional processes. Moreover, all main biodiesel properties are in accordance with EN/ASTM standards. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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