Simulation and Economic Analysis of Biodiesel Production using Supercritical Methanol
There is an increasing interest towards the use of vegetable oils (palm oil in Malaysia) in the much sought eco-friendly biodiesel production. This study focuses on the biodiesel production using supercritical methanol. The main highlights of this process include the un-necessity of catalyst and...
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| author | Patle, Dipesh Shikchand Phung , Eng Wei Ahmad, Zainal |
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| description | There is an increasing interest towards the use of vegetable oils (palm oil in
Malaysia) in the much sought eco-friendly biodiesel production. This study focuses on the
biodiesel production using supercritical methanol. The main highlights of this process
include the un-necessity of catalyst and the insensitivity to the presence of free fatty acids
and water in the feedstock. In this study, steady state simulation and sensitivity analysis
of biodiesel production using supercritical methanol are performed. In the subsequent
part, cost analysis is done using the Aspen Process Economic Analyzer. The feed oil is
found to be the main contributor to the total manufacturing cost. |
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| spelling | usm.eprints-427822018-10-30T01:33:41Z http://eprints.usm.my/42782/ Simulation and Economic Analysis of Biodiesel Production using Supercritical Methanol Patle, Dipesh Shikchand Phung , Eng Wei Ahmad, Zainal TA1-2040 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) There is an increasing interest towards the use of vegetable oils (palm oil in Malaysia) in the much sought eco-friendly biodiesel production. This study focuses on the biodiesel production using supercritical methanol. The main highlights of this process include the un-necessity of catalyst and the insensitivity to the presence of free fatty acids and water in the feedstock. In this study, steady state simulation and sensitivity analysis of biodiesel production using supercritical methanol are performed. In the subsequent part, cost analysis is done using the Aspen Process Economic Analyzer. The feed oil is found to be the main contributor to the total manufacturing cost. Taylor's University 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/42782/1/JES_Vol._11_2015_-_Art._3%2817-26%29.pdf Patle, Dipesh Shikchand and Phung , Eng Wei and Ahmad, Zainal (2015) Simulation and Economic Analysis of Biodiesel Production using Supercritical Methanol. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 11. pp. 17-26. ISSN 1823-4690 http://web.usm.my/jes/11_2015/JES%20Vol.%2011%202015%20-%20Art.%203(17-26).pdf |
| spellingShingle | TA1-2040 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Patle, Dipesh Shikchand Phung , Eng Wei Ahmad, Zainal Simulation and Economic Analysis of Biodiesel Production using Supercritical Methanol |
| title | Simulation and Economic Analysis of Biodiesel Production using Supercritical Methanol |
| title_full | Simulation and Economic Analysis of Biodiesel Production using Supercritical Methanol |
| title_fullStr | Simulation and Economic Analysis of Biodiesel Production using Supercritical Methanol |
| title_full_unstemmed | Simulation and Economic Analysis of Biodiesel Production using Supercritical Methanol |
| title_short | Simulation and Economic Analysis of Biodiesel Production using Supercritical Methanol |
| title_sort | simulation and economic analysis of biodiesel production using supercritical methanol |
| topic | TA1-2040 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/42782/1/JES_Vol._11_2015_-_Art._3%2817-26%29.pdf |
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