摘要
The methanolysis of soybean oil with a K/γ-Al2O3 catalyst using a rotating packed bed (RPB) for the production of fatty acid methyl esters (biodiesel) is presented. The RPB, which provides high centrifugal force and has an adjustable rotational speed, was employed as a novel heterogeneously catalyzed transesterification reactor. The methanol-to-oil molar ratio, the catalyst dosage, the rotational speed of the packed-bed rotator, and the reaction temperature were investigated for their effects on the yield of fatty acid methyl esters (YFAME) in the RPB. Furthermore, the modified first-order reaction kinetics was employed to study the transesterification reaction rate of the K/γ-Al2O3 catalyzed RPB system. In addition, the transesterification performance and durability of the K/γ-Al2O3 catalyst with respect to YFAME using the RPB system were evaluated, allowing for further comparison with other heterogeneously catalyzed transesterification reactors. Based on the results, the RPB system is considered as a practical, heterogeneously catalyzed transesterification reactor due to its excellent micromixing characteristics.
原文 | 英語 |
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頁(從 - 到) | 937-944 |
頁數 | 8 |
期刊 | Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers |
卷 | 42 |
發行號 | 6 |
DOIs | |
出版狀態 | 已發佈 - 11月 2011 |
Keywords
- Biodiesel
- Heterogeneously catalyzed transesterification
- K/γ-Al2O3 catalyst
- Rotating packed bed
- Yield
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- 一般化學工程
- 一般化學