Effect of a co-solvent feedstock on the synthesis of biodiesel via heterogeneous catalysis

Research has been conducted regarding a single phase feedstock solution to produce biodiesel. Biodiesel production usually uses a two-phase feedstock which causes several issues. The two different feed stocks have been compared using several methods. The single phase feedstock, consisting of soybean oil, free fatty acid, and methanol in a 1:1:1 volume ratio has proven to be successful in all areas of study with the heterogeneous catalyst nickel oxide. Microreactors are being used to improve the efficiency of the production of biodiesel. The smaller scale makes it possible to produce biodiesel in seconds compared to what industrial biodiesel production requires hours to accomplish. There are improvements than can be made to the next generation of microreactors to increase the efficiency.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Author dc:creator

• Littell, Matthew

Contributors dc:contributor

• Jones, Frank
• Ennis, Bryan J.; Thomas, Tricia A.
• College of Engineering and Computer Science

• Biodiesel fuels -- Synthesis

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• https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en

Language dc:language

English, eng

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https://scholar.utc.edu/theses/173

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oai:scholar.utc.edu:theses-1308