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Computer-aided process analysis of an integrated biodiesel process incorporating reactive distillation and organic solvent nanofiltration
Publikationstyp
Conference Paper
Date Issued
2015-05
Sprache
English
Author(s)
TORE-URI
First published in
Number in series
37
Start Page
1277
End Page
1282
Citation
Computer Aided Chemical Engineering 37: 1277-1282 (2015)
Publisher DOI
Scopus ID
Publisher
Elsevier
ISBN
978-0-444-63429-0
To enable the use of alternative cheap feedstock in the production of biodiesel, such as waste cooking oils, the contained free fatty acids have to be separated from the triglycerides. For that purpose an integrated process incorporating reactive distillation and organic solvent nanofiltration is proposed. To determine the potential of the integrated process a detailed model was developed for computer-aided process analysis. Necessary parameters such as permeabilities and kinetics were estimated based on experimental investigations. Process analysis revealed that reactive distillation is a suitable process for the pre-treatment of waste cooking oil and that the application of organic solvent nanofiltration could enhance profitability of the process.
Subjects
Esterification
Free fatty acids
Process intensification
Rate-based model
DDC Class
600: Technology