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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299617503321

Autore

Kiss Anton Alexandru

Titolo

Process Intensification Technologies for Biodiesel Production : Reactive Separation Processes / / by Anton Alexandru Kiss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

3-319-03554-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (109 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology, , 2191-530X

Disciplina

662.669

Soggetti

Energy harvesting

Industrial engineering

Production engineering

Chemical engineering

Energy Harvesting

Industrial and Production Engineering

Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

1. Process intensification technologies.- 2. Biodiesel and fatty esters -- 3. Reactive separation processes -- 4. Property models and process simulation -- 5. Reactive distillation technology -- 6. Reactive absorption technology -- 7. Reactive extraction technology -- 8. Membrane reactors -- 9. Centrifugal contact separators -- 10. Concluding remarks.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is among the first to address the novel process intensification technologies for biodiesel production, in particular the integrated reactive separations. It provides a comprehensive overview illustrated with many industrially relevant examples of novel reactive separation processes used in the production of biodiesel (e.g. fatty acid alkyl esters): reactive distillation, reactive absorption, reactive extraction, membrane reactors, and centrifugal contact separators. Readers will also learn about the working principles, design and control of integrated processes, while also getting a relevant and modern overview of the process intensification opportunities for biodiesel



synthesis.   Biodiesel is a biodegradable and renewable fuel that currently enjoys much attention. In spite of the recent advances, the existing biodiesel processes still suffer from problems associated with the use of homogeneous catalysts (e.g. salt waste streams) and the key limitations imposed by the chemical reaction equilibrium, thus leading to severe economic and environmental penalties. The integration of reaction and separation into one operating unit overcomes equilibrium limitations and provides key benefits such as low capital investment and operating costs. Many of these processes can be further enhanced by heat-integration and powered by heterogeneous catalysts, to eliminate all conventional catalyst related operations, using the raw materials efficiently and the reaction volume, while offering high conversion and selectivity, and significant energy savings.   The targeted audience of this book includes both academia (students and researchers) and industry (project leaders, technology managers, researchers, biodiesel producers, and equipment suppliers).