A novel approach to FAME biodiesel production by means of reactive distillation

A novel concept of reactive distillation is examined in this dissertation. The design and construction of a rig to test the novel set-up were executed. The design of the rig was based on residence times selected for the rig's three main sections; the pre-reactor, the column and the reboiler. The rig was designed as a continuous process, provided feed could be supplied constantly even in the case of small scale users. The reactor was designed to perform around a flowrate of 5l/hr. The main aim of the design was to produce biodiesel by using a stoichiometric feed ratio.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Chemical Engineering

Year dc:date.issued

2010

Author dc:creator

• Eleftheriades, Nicolas M

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Von Blottnitz, Harro

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10460

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10460