base catalyzed Transesterification with refined oils?
by admin on Monday, August 23rd, 2010 | 2 Comments
its related to process of biodiesel production
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I’m not sure how technical an answer you want. Try these to start with:
Wikipedia — Biodiesel Production
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiesel_production
Wikipedia — Transesterification http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transesterification
Biodiesel Production and Quality
http://www.biodiesel.org/pdf_files/fuelfactsheets/prod_quality.pdf
Transesterification of Vegetable Oils: a Review
http://www.biodieselgear.com/documentation/Transesterification_of_Vegetable_Oils.pdf
Review article from the Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society
Optimization of Base-Catalyzed Transesterification Reaction of Used Cooking Oil
http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/enfuem/2004/18/i06/abs/ef049891c.html
Abstract of an article from Energy Fuels, published by the American Chemical Society
Base Catalyzed Fast-Transesterification of Soybean Oil Using Ultrasonication
http://asae.frymulti.com/request.asp?JID=5&AID=21551&CID=por2006&T=2
Paper presented at the 2006 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
I hope this helps. Please let me know if you need more information.
Laura Barnes, MSLIS
Illinois Waste Management and Research Center Library
It basically a reaction that separates fatty acids from the oil and allows them to drop to the bottom of the tank.These fatty acids can cause some damage to diesel pumps and engines over extended periods of time… This was the biggest problem for homemade biodiesel producers. Been there done that.