<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>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.</p></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.

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

Madhav Institute of Technology & Science, Gwalior-474005, India

SGB Amravati University, Amravati-444062, India

Ex Professor, IIT, New Delhi-110001, India

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

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The paper proposes a novel process integration for biodiesel blend in the Membrane assisted Reactive Divided Wall Distillation (MRDW) column. Biodiesel is a...

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

Published Online: Apr 04, 2016

Page range: 105 - 112

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjct-2016-0016

Keywords
biodiesel, divided wall column, membrane separator, trans-esterification

© 2016 Vandana Sakhre et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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

Published Online: Apr 04, 2016

Page range: 105 - 112

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjct-2016-0016

Keywordsbiodiesel, divided wall column, membrane separator, trans-esterification

© 2016 Vandana Sakhre et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
biodiesel, divided wall column, membrane separator, trans-esterification