TY  - JOUR
AU  - Fernandes, Fabiano
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/10/17
TI  - Kinetic Modeling of the Esterification of Oleic Acid and Methanol in Conventional and Adsorptive Reaction Systems
JO  - Catalysis Research
SP  - 034
VL  - 02
IS  - 04
AB  - Biodiesel is derived from renewable vegetable or animal sources and is either used as a standalone fuel or blended with oil-based diesel. The kinetic mechanism of the esterification of oleic acid was investigated in a conventional batch reactor and a batch reactor coupled to a water adsorption system. The esterification was performed with oleic acid and methanol at different temperatures (70 to 110 °C) and alcohol-to-oleic acid molar ratios (3:1 to 9:1), using sulfuric acid as a catalyst. A kinetic model was constructed and validated. The model was statistically significant at a 95% confidence level, thus proving its effectiveness in predicting oleic acid esterification with methanol using sulfuric acid as a catalyst.
SN  - 2771-490X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21926/cr.2204034
DO  - 10.21926/cr.2204034
ID  - Fernandes2022
ER  -