Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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211303 | Fuel Processing Technology | 2009 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
In the present work, the process of biodiesel production in a pilot plant has been studied using beef tallow as raw materials with methanol and potassium hydroxide as catalyst. The biodiesel quality is regulated by Brazilian specifications (Resolution 42) by the National Agency of Petroleum (ANP). The alkaline transesterification of animal fat with methanol produces a biodiesel with high quality and also with a good conversion rate. The process is possible but the economical viability must be improved by recovering methanol and glycerin. The obtained results have been used for industrial scale up of the process.
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Authors
Michele Espinosa da Cunha, Laiza Canielas Krause, Maria Silvana Aranda Moraes, Candice Schmitt Faccini, Rosângela Assis Jacques, Suelen Rodrigues Almeida, Maria Regina Alves Rodrigues, Elina Bastos Caramão,