Transesterification of palm oil using supercritical methanol with co-solvent HCFC-141b
Hong ST, Kim JW, Jang WH, Lim JS, Park HS, Yoo KP, Apfel C, Arlt W (2009)
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2009
Journal
Publisher: Springer Verlag (Germany)
Book Volume: 35
Pages Range: 197-207
Journal Issue: 2
DOI: 10.1007/s11164-008-0018-0
Abstract
The transesterification of palm oil in supercritical methanol has been investigated without using any catalyst. HCFC-141b was used as co-solvent to reduce the molar ratio of methanol to palm oil under the milder conditions. The reaction was carried out in a flow-type tubular reactor. The residence time was fixed at 40 min. When the molar ratio of methanol to palm oil was set to 20:1 at 325 °C and 35 MPa, the optimum molar ratio of methanol to co-solvent was found to be 20:1. Addition of HCFC-141b increased FAME production even at the lower molar ratio of methanol to palm oil. In addition, a similar FAME content was obtained under the milder conditions (5 MPa lower pressure) compared with conditions without co-solvent at higher pressure. The role of HCFC-141b in the transesterification reaction under supercritical conditions was investigated. © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009.
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APA:
Hong, S.T., Kim, J.-W., Jang, W.-H., Lim, J.S., Park, H.S., Yoo, K.-P.,... Arlt, W. (2009). Transesterification of palm oil using supercritical methanol with co-solvent HCFC-141b. Research on Chemical Intermediates, 35(2), 197-207. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11164-008-0018-0
MLA:
Hong, Seung Tae, et al. "Transesterification of palm oil using supercritical methanol with co-solvent HCFC-141b." Research on Chemical Intermediates 35.2 (2009): 197-207.
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