Effective production of the biodiesel additive STBE by a continuous flow process. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • A new fuel additive, namely solketal tert-butyl ether (STBE), was developed and optimized under continuous flow conditions using a Corning® Advanced-Flow™ glass reactor. STBE was obtained in two steps from glycerol, a renewable building-block produced in large amount in the processing of biodiesel. The advantages of the highly engineered Corning glass reactor included high mixing and heat-exchange efficiency, chemical resistance under corrosive flow conditions and a small hold-up. A robust, continuous, green and safe industrial-scale process is described.

publication date

  • July 14, 2011

Research

keywords

  • Biofuels
  • Chemical Industry
  • Glyceryl Ethers

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 80052528912

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.07.007

PubMed ID

  • 21840211

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 102

issue

  • 19