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ENERGY & FUELS
Volume 21, Issue 3, Pages 1777-1781Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ef0606207
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The continuous-flow preparation of biodiesel using a commercially available scientific microwave apparatus offers a fast, easy route to this valuable biofuel. The methodology allows for the reaction to be run under atmospheric conditions and performed at flow rates of up to 7.2 L/min using a 4 L reaction vessel. It can be utilized with new or used vegetable oil with methanol and a 1:6 molar ratio of oil/alcohol. Energy consumption calculations suggest that the continuous-flow microwave methodology for the transesterification reaction is more energy-efficient than using a conventional heated apparatus.The continuous-flow preparation of biodiesel using a commercially available scientific microwave apparatus offers a fast, easy route to this valuable biofuel. The methodology allows for the reaction to be run under atmospheric conditions and performed at flow rates of up to 7.2 L/min using a 4 L reaction vessel. It can be utilized with new or used vegetable oil with methanol and a 1:6 molar ratio of oil/alcohol. Energy consumption calculations suggest that the continuous-flow microwave methodology for the transesterification reaction is more energy-efficient than using a conventional heated apparatus.
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