Investigation of the factors affecting the progress of base-catalyzed transesterification of rapeseed oil to biodiesel FAME
- Submitting institution
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University of Brighton
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 7120537
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.fuproc.2014.09.013
- Title of journal
- Fuel Processing Technology
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- First page
- 127
- Volume
- 130
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0378-3820
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- October
- Year of publication
- 2014
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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1
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- Conventional base-catalysed transesterification methods for large scale biodiesel FAME production are affected by a number experimental factor, such as water content and purity of the feedstock oil. This paper is significant because it quantified for the first time the effects of catalyst type, number of reaction stages, free fatty acid and water content of the reactants on the progress of rapeseed base-catalysed transesterification, under the optimised reaction conditions used in scale-up production. This research was implemented by the industrial partner (Rye Biofuels ltd) leading to significant improvement in the efficiency and quality of biodiesel produced at their facility.
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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