Naslov
Intensification of sustainable biodiesel production: The power of microscale

Autori
Šalić, Anita

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Theme:Insight into Advance Research Technologies in Catalysis, Chemical Engineering and Technology / - , 2022, 1-1

Skup
V-Chemical2022 Catalysis, Chemical Engineering and Technology Virtual

Mjesto i datum
Online, 18.03.2022. - 19.03.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Plenarno

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
biodiesel, microreactor, intenzification

Sažetak
The global energy market has evolved dynamically in recent decades with continuous efforts to advance technologies for production of sustainable and environmentally friendly energy sources. One of the examples of such advanced technologies is the enzyme catalysed production of biodiesel performed in microreactors. Biodiesel production on a large, batch scale, is mainly performed as transesterification catalysed by alkaline catalysts. Therefore, an alternative approach which combines sustainable and environmentally friendly catalyst like enzyme lipase and continuous transesterification on microscale should lead to process intensification. All the known benefits of microreactor technology such as the large surface area to volume ratio and the intensification of mass and energy transfer combined with a short residence time result in higher conversions and productivities of those achieved in meso and macro-reactors. Another advantage of microtechnology is the possibility to combine several process steps on the one unit. On that way microreactor for biodiesel production and microseparator for purification of produced biodiesel can be connected in series, leading to the development of an integrated system on a single microunit. Different approaches, such as transesterification catalysed with free and immobilized enzyme for biodiesel production on a microscale, application of deep eutectic solvents as extraction and stabilization media, microextraction and cross- flow filtration for biodiesel purification, used during development of a fully integrated system for biodiesel production will be presented.

Izvorni jezik
Hrvatski

Znanstvena područja
Kemijsko inženjerstvo

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