Combination of Reactor System for Methyl Ester Fabrication

International Journal of Chemical Engineering Research

© 2015 by SSRG - IJCER Journal

Volume 2 Issue 1

Year of Publication : 2015

Authors : T.Divya, K.Susi

10.14445/23945370/IJCER-V2I1N1P101

How to Cite?

T.Divya, K.Susi, "Combination of Reactor System for Methyl Ester Fabrication," SSRG International Journal of Chemical Engineering Research, vol. 2,  no. 1, pp. 1-4, 2015. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23945370/IJCER-V2I1N1P101

Abstract:

The main purpose of this learning is to establish the reactor configurations for biodiesel fabrication through achievable region technique. The systematic design technique is basically used for influential reactor configurations that will fabricate the optimal creation. Kinetic model for biodiesel invention was urbanized for Plug-Flow Reactor, PFR and permanent Stirred-Tank Reactor, CSTR. The representation was solved in MATLAB and consequently applied in the achievable region method to conclude the reactor structure of two different biodiesel feedstock; waste sunflower oil and rapeseed oil. The results indicate that a CSTR is an optimal reactor with maximum conversion of triglyceride. The synthesis of reactor network in chemical production can be carried out by using a graphical scheme or by superstructure optimization approaches.

Keywords:

Attainable region, biodiesel, kinetic, reactor.

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