Process for continuous production of biodiesel from fatty acid containing feedstocks
US9273257B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 4, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P30/20
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of producing biodiesel comprising the steps of collecting a raw material comprising a fatty acid and an oil; contacting the raw material with glycerol and a Lewis acid catalyst in a first reaction chamber at a selected pressure and temperature; separating water from the mixture product in a gas phase; and contacting the mixture product with a second alcohol and an alkali catalyst in a second reaction chamber to form a product comprising a fatty acid ester.
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