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http://dx.doi.org/10.12925/jkocs.2010.27.2.4

Conversion of Mixed Fat into Biodiesel in Plug Flow Reactor Using Alkali and Mixed Catalysts  

Hyun, Young-Jin (Department of Chemical and life science Engineering, Cheju National University)
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Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology / v.27, no.2, 2010 , pp. 123-128 More about this Journal
Abstract
The continuous transesterification of mixed fat was done on the plug flow reactor packed with the static mixers. The transesterification using 0.5 wt% KOH, 0.8 wt% TMAH and mixed catalyst[40 v/v% KOH(0.5 wt%)+60 v/v% TMAH(0.8 wt%)] was conducted with the changes of molar ratios, weight percentage of beef, flow rates and number of static mixer's elements at $65^{\circ}C$. The overall conversion of mixed fat at 1:8 molar ratio, 50 wt% of beef and 24 of static mixer's elements increased until 0.7mL/min of flow rate. The overall conversion of mixed fat showed 96% at those conditions. So, the optimum operating conditions on tublar reactor were 1:8 molar ratio, 50 wt% of beef, 0.7 mL/min of flow rate and 24 of static mixer' s elements.
Keywords
continuous transesterification; plug flow reactor; mixed catalyst; overall conversion; weight percentaget of beef; flow rate; static mixers' elements;
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