Novel process integration for biodiesel blend in membrane reactive divided wall (MRDW) column

Sakhre, V; Jain, S; Sapkal, VS; Agarwal, DevP

HERO ID

4641880

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2016

HERO ID 4641880
In Press No
Year 2016
Title Novel process integration for biodiesel blend in membrane reactive divided wall (MRDW) column
Authors Sakhre, V; Jain, S; Sapkal, VS; Agarwal, DevP
Journal Polish Journal of Chemical Technology
Volume 18
Issue 1
Page Numbers 105-112
Abstract The paper proposes a novel process integration for biodiesel blend in the Membrane assisted Reactive Divided Wall Distillation (MRDW) column. Biodiesel is a green fuel and grade of biodiesel blend is B20 (%) which consist of 20% biodiesel and rest 80% commercial diesel. Instead of commercial diesel, Tertiary Amyl Ethyl Ether (TAEE) was used as an environment friendly fuel for blending biodiesel. Biodiesel and TAEE were synthesized in a pilot scale reactive distillation column. Dual reactive distillation and MRDW were simulated using aspen plus. B20 (%) limit calculation was performed using feed flow rates of both TAEE and biodiesel. MRDW was compared with dual reactive distillation column and it was observed that MRDW is comparatively cost effective and suitable in terms of improved heat integration and flow pattern.
Doi 10.1515/pjct-2016-0016
Wosid WOS:000373718000016
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Keyword biodiesel; divided wall column; membrane separator; trans-esterification