Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series – Organic compounds – Fatty compounds having an acid moiety which contains the...
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2011-10-18
Kosar, Andrew D (Department: 1622)
Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series
Organic compounds
Fatty compounds having an acid moiety which contains the...
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ABSTRACT:
Transesterification, esterification, and esterification-transesterification (both one-step and two-step) for producing biofuels. The process may be enhanced by one or more of the following: 1) applying microwave or RF energy; 2) passing reactants over a heterogeneous catalyst at sufficiently high velocity to achieve high shear conditions; 3) emulsifying reactants with a homogeneous catalyst; or 4) maintaining the reaction at a pressure at or above autogeneous pressure. Enhanced processes using one or more of these steps can result in higher process rates, higher conversion levels, or both.
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Nasta Margaret A.
Portnoff Marc A.
Pourarian Faiz
Purta David A.
Zhang Jingfeng
Carnegie Mellon University
Cutliff Yate K
Kosar Andrew D
Michael & Best & Friedrich LLP
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