Title:
Bench-scale Biofuel Production Apparatus Using Supercritical Methanol
Author(s):
Matsumura, Y., Furuta, K., Zhang, M., Kindaichi, S.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
Biodiesel is the most common biofuel that has been used worldwide, but the conventional production method has problems of soap byproduct caused by the reaction between free fatty acid and alkali catalyst. To circumvent this problem, the utilization of supercritical methanol has been proposed. Supercritical methanol is reactive, and transesterification of triglycerides proceeds without a catalyst, at a much higher reaction rate. However, supercritical methanol biodiesel production has not been commercialized. This time, a bench-scale plant for supercritical methanol biodiesel production plant was set up in Hiroshima University, which is associated with vacuum filtration system. Finding through the operation of this bench plant are introduced.
Keywords:
biodiesel, methanol, transesterification
Topic:
Biomass Conversion to Intermediate Bioenergy Carriers and Sustainable Biofuels
Subtopic:
Biofuels and renewable hydrocarbon biofuels
Event:
33rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
5AV.2.20
Pages:
925 - 926
ISBN:
978-88-89407-25-7
Paper DOI:
10.5071/33rdEUBCE2025-5AV.2.20
Price:
FREE
