Monitoring biodiesel production (transesterification) using in situ viscometer

被引：48

作者：

Ellis, Naoko ^{[1
]}

Guan, Feng ^{[1
]}

Chen, Tim ^{[1
]}

Poon, Conrad ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ British Columbia, Dept Chem & Biol Engn, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada

来源：

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL | 2008年 / 138卷 / 1-3期

基金：

加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;

关键词：

biodiesel; in situ viscosity measurement; transesterification; process monitor;

D O I：

10.1016/j.cej.2007.06.034

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Biodiesel, an alternative diesel fuel made from renewable sources, is produced by the transesterification of oil or fat with alcohol. In order to monitor the progress of this reaction, in situ viscosity measurements were taken using an acoustic wave solid state viscometer. This novel concept is reported from the proof-of-concept stage to a pilot plant installation. The viscometer was able to monitor the reaction until the end-point was reached, and could therefore be adapted in the future for process control in a batch transesterification reactor for biodiesel production. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：200 / 206

页数：7

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