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Optimization of Biodiesel Production over Chicken Eggshell-Derived CaO Catalyst in a Continuous Centrifugal Contactor Separator
Fayazishishvan, E., Ghobadian, B., van de Bovenkamp, H. K., Najafi, G., Hosseinzadehsamani, B., Heeres, H. J. & Yue, J., Sep-2018, In : Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 57, 38, p. 12742–12755 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

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- Optimization of Biodiesel Production over Chicken Eggshell-Derived CaO Catalyst
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Solid calcium oxide (CaO) catalyst was prepared via the calcination of chicken eggshells as an environmentally friendly waste resource and incorporated in a continuous centrifugal contactor separator (CCCS) for intensified biodiesel synthesis. Biodiesel or fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) were produced via the transesterification of sunflower oil (containing 5 wt % tetrahydrofuran as a cosolvent) with methanol under 60 °C and separated from the glycerol and catalyst phases continuously in the CCCS. The influence of reaction parameters on biodiesel production was well modeled by response surface methodology. At an oil flow rate of 9 mL/min, an alcohol to oil molar ratio of 11:1, and a weight hourly space time (defined as the catalyst weight over the oil mass flow rate) of 0.050 h, an optimized FAME yield of 83.2% with a productivity of 638 kgFAME/(m3reactor·h) was achieved. CaO catalyst was reused without significant activity loss for at least four cycles.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 12742–12755 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 38 |
Publication status | Published - Sep-2018 |
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