Naslov
Integrated micro-system for lipase-catalyzed biodiesel production

Autori
Gojun, Martin ; Šalić, Anita ; Zelić, Bruno

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, prošireni sažetak, ostalo

Izvornik
ECCE12 & ECAB5 Technical Program / - Firenza : München, 2019, 3-4

Skup
12th European Congress of Chemical Engineering (ECCE 12) ; 5th European Congress of Applied Biotechnology (ECAB 5)

Mjesto i datum
Firenca, Italija, 15.09.2019. - 19.09.2019

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
biodizel, enzimatska transesterifikacija, mikroreaktorski sustavi,
(biodiesel, enzymatic transesterification, microreactor systems,)

Sažetak
Due to recent widespread issues concerning the over usage of fossil fuels, alternative sources of energy are developed with fast pace. When it comes to transportation, biofuels such as biodiesel, can become a clean and renewable substitute for petroleum diesel. Biodiesel, a mixture of monoalkyl esters of long-chain fatty acids, provides valuable improvement in comparison with petroleum diesel in terms of biodegradability and renewability, better quality of exhaust gas emission and lower environment harmful effect. Between various production processes of biodiesel, transesterification is most commonly used technique, even though the conventional process has some disadvantages. Microreactor technology, as one possible improvement of conventional processes in terms of mixing, mass transfer and reducing the reaction time, has been thoroughly explored in recent decades. However, enzyme-catalysed process continues to represent area which need to be more briefly investigated. In this work, lipase from Thermomyces lanuginosus was used as catalyst in biodesel production. Oil, both edible and waste, was used as a substrate. To find out the “ideal system” for biodiesel synthesis, different configurations of microreactors have been used. In addition, some other parameters which affect on biodiesel production have been monitored, such as microchannel size, residence time, reaction temperature and source of catalyst.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kemijsko inženjerstvo, Interdisciplinarne biotehničke znanosti

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