Comparison between Biodiesel Production from Soybean Oil and Palm Oil with Ethanol: Design and Economic Evaluation

Biodiesel production by homogeneous alkali catalysis was simulated in PRO/II ® from crude soybean oil and crude palm oil at industrial level, with ethanol. Actual compositions were assumed for both vegetable oils from the literature and thermodynamic properties were estimated by a group contribution...

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Main Authors: A. Young, F.L.P. Pessoa, E. Queiroz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIDIC Servizi S.r.l. 2015-05-01
Series:Chemical Engineering Transactions
Online Access:https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/4822