Process for producing biodiesel fuel with reduced viscosity and a cloud point below thirty-two (32) degrees fahrenheit


Autoria(s): Noureddini, Hossein
Data(s)

31/10/1997

Resumo

Triglycerides are reacted in a liquid phase reaction with methanol and a homogeneous basic catalyst. The reaction yields a spatially separated two phase result with an upper located non-polar phase consisting principally of non-polar methyl esters and a lower located phase consisting principally of glycerol and residual methyl esters. The glycerol phase is passed through a strong cationic ion exchanger to remove anions, resulting in a neutral product which is flashed to remove methanol and which is reacted with isobutylene in the presence of a strong acid catalyst to produce glycerol ethers. The glycerol ethers are then added back to the upper located methyl ethyl ester phase to provide an improved biodiesel fuel.

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http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/chemeng_biomaterials/1

http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=chemeng_biomaterials

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DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Fonte

Papers in Biomaterials

Palavras-Chave #Biomaterials
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