Energy optimization and effective control of reactive distillation process for the production of high purity biodiesel

• Main Authors: Ali, S. S., Arsad, A., Hossain, S. K. S., Basu, A., Asif, M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95526/1/AgusArsad2021_EnergyOptimizationandEffectiveControl.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95526/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pr9081340
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Biodiesel is a promising renewable energy option that significantly reduces the emission of greenhouse gases and other toxic byproducts. However, a major challenge in the industrial scale production of biodiesel is the desired product purity. To this end, reactive distillation (RD) processes, which...