Activity of solid acid catalysts for biodiesel production: a critical review

YM Sani, WMAW Daud, ARA Aziz - Applied Catalysis A: General, 2014 - Elsevier
Homogeneous acid catalysts received wide acceptability because of their fast reaction rates.
However, postproduction costs incurred from aqueous quenching, wastewater and loss of …

A continuous catalytic system for biodiesel production

CV McNeff, LC McNeff, B Yan, DT Nowlan… - Applied Catalysis A …, 2008 - Elsevier
A novel continuous fixed bed reactor process has been developed for the production of
biodiesel using a metal oxide-based catalyst. Porous zirconia, titania and alumina micro …

New rare earth oxide catalysts for the transesterification of triglycerides with methanol resulting in biodiesel and pure glycerol

BME Russbueldt, WF Hoelderich - Journal of Catalysis, 2010 - Elsevier
The transesterification of different oils and fats with methanol in the presence of various rare
earth oxide (REO) containing heterogeneous catalysts was investigated. Pure rare earth …

System and process for producing biodiesel

JP Plaza, BL Goodall - US Patent App. 12/103,294, 2008 - Google Patents
SUMMARY 0011 Provided herein are systems and processes for pro ducing biodiesel.
These systems may comprise a biodiesel reactor. A biodiesel reactor according to these …

Method of production of fatty acid alkyl esters and/or glycerine and fatty acid alkyl ester-containing composition

T Oku, M Nonoguchi, T Moriguchi - US Patent 7,605,281, 2009 - Google Patents
US7605281B2 - Method of production of fatty acid alkyl esters and/or glycerine and fatty acid
alkyl ester-containing composition - Google Patents US7605281B2 - Method of production of …

System for production and purification of biofuel

G Anderson - US Patent App. 12/143,706, 2008 - Google Patents
US20080318763A1 - System for production and purification of biofuel - Google Patents
US20080318763A1 - System for production and purification of biofuel - Google Patents …

Green biodiesel

JV Matson, DC Kannan - US Patent 7,563,915, 2009 - Google Patents
In order to meet this need, the present invention substitutes at least one solid metallic oxide
base catalyst for the biodiesel transesterification catalysts of the prior art, and in so doing …

Microreactor process for making biodiesel

GN Jovanovic, BK Paul, J Parker… - US Patent App. 12 …, 2009 - Google Patents
Embodiments of a method for using a microreactor to pro duce biodiesel. For example, the
method may comprise? oW ing a? rst? uid comprising an alcohol and a second? uid …

Methods and apparatus for producing alkyl esters from lipid feed stocks and systems including same

CV Mcneff, LC McNeff, AE Gyberg, B Yan… - US Patent …, 2011 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT Related US Application Data The present invention relates to methods and
apparatus for (60) Provisional application No. 60/821,498, filed on Aug. producing alkyl …

Process for producing biodiesel fuel products

BM Hybertson, BN Hansen - US Patent 7,772,414, 2010 - Google Patents
A method for producing a biodiesel fuel product from biological material is disclosed which
comprises extracting lipids from the biological material with a pure or alcohol-modified …