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Optimization of biodiesel production by continuous microflow system with online separation

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Currently, the continuous synthesis of biodiesel has been widely studied due to a series of problems imposed by biphasic reactions and thermodynamics, as well as to reduce production costs. In this work, five parameters, including the size of aperture plate, temperature, oil-to-methanol molar ratio, MeONa dosage, and residence time, had been experimentally discussed. Higher yields could be obtained with 3 wt% catalyst loading at 75 °C. The effect of aperture size on the yield was also investigated. By using one aperture (164°) plate with a size of 300 μm, a higher yield could be reached.

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Acknowledgments

This work is supported by National key Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) 2011CB710803 and 2012CB725204. We are also grateful to the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (Grant No. IRT1066).

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  1. School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing, China

    Wei He & Zheng Fang

  2. College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing, China

    Dong Ji, Kai Zhang & Kai Guo

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He, W., Fang, Z., Ji, D. et al. Optimization of biodiesel production by continuous microflow system with online separation. Monatsh Chem 145, 223–227 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00706-013-0999-2

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