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BIODIESEL PRODUCTION VIA INTERESTERIFICATION OF RAPESEED OIL WITH ALKYL ACETATE IN PRESENCE OF POTASSIUM tert-BUTOXIDE
(STEF92 Technology, 2017-06-20, Valdis Kampars, Kristaps Malins, Zane Sustere, Ruta Kampare)
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The dominating feedstock for biodiesel production is still a vegetable oil and cost of the oil composes 80-85% of the production costs, therefore the development of the more efficient methods for biofuel production from vegetable oil remains crucial. The transesterification of oil proceeds with the production of side product: glycerol, which cannot be a part of the composition of fuel. Chemical interesterification of oil with alkyl acetate produce a mixture of fatty acid esters and triacetin. Triacetin is a fuel b...
Ecology and Environmental Protection2017
