[1] Li Haoyang, Pan Xiaomei, Xiao Yang, Xiao Guomin, et al. Simulation of biodiesel industrial production via solid base catalystin a fixed-bed reactor [J]. Journal of Southeast University (English Edition), 2014, 30 (3): 380-386. [doi:10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2014.03.023]

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Journal of Southeast University (English Edition)[ISSN:1003-7985/CN:32-1325/N]

Volumn:

30

Issue:

2014 3

Page:

380-386

Research Field:

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Publishing date:

2014-09-30

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Title:

Simulation of biodiesel industrial production via solid base catalystin a fixed-bed reactor

Author(s):

Li Haoyang;  Pan Xiaomei;  Xiao Yang;  Xiao Guomin;  Huang Jinjin

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China

Keywords:

solid base catalyst;  fixed-bed reactor;  Aspen Plus simulation;  biodiesel industrial production

PACS:

TQ028.4

DOI:

10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2014.03.023

Abstract:

Biodiesel industrial production based on a solid base catalyst in a fixed-bed was simulated. The lab and bench scale experiments were carried out effectively, in which the kinetic model is established and it can describe the transesterification reaction well. The Antoine equation of biodiesel is regressed with the vapor-liquid data cited of literature. The non-random two liquid(NRTL)model is applied to describe the system of fatty acid methyl ester(FAME), methanol and glycerol and parameters are obtained. The Ternary phase map is obtained from Aspen Plus via the liquid-liquid equilibrium(LLE)data. In order to describe the production in a fixed-bed performs in industrial scale after being magnified 1000 times, the Aspen Plus simulation is employed, where two flowsheets are simulated to predict material and energy consumption. The simulation results prove that at least 350.42 kW energy consumption can be reduced per hour to produce per ton biodiesel compared with data reported in previous references.

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Biographies: Li Haoyang(1988—), male, graduate; Pan Xiaomei(corresponding author), female, doctor, associate professor, pan xiaomei@seu.edu.cn.
Foundation items: The National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)(No.2010CB732206), the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21076044, 21276050).
Citation: Li Haoyang, Pan Xiaomei, Xiao Yang, et al.Simulation of biodiesel industrial production via solid base catalyst in a fixed-bed reactor[J].Journal of Southeast University(English Edition), 2014, 30(3):380-386.[doi:10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2014.03.023]

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