Noncatalytic Biodiesel Synthesis under Supercritical Conditions

Synthesis of Biodiesel in Microstructured Reactors under Supercritical Reaction Conditions

At IMM the advantages of an alternative synthesis route for biodiesel under supercritical conditions in micro-structured reactors applying heterogeneous catalysts are currently under investigation. Target of the development work is to build a pilot plant with an annual production capacity of 40 t which covers all process engineering steps and verifies their functionality in laboratory and field...

Supercritical synthesis of biodiesel.

The synthesis of biodiesel fuel from lipids (vegetable oils and animal fats) has gained in importance as a possible source of renewable non-fossil energy in an attempt to reduce our dependence on petroleum-based fuels. The catalytic processes commonly used for the production of biodiesel fuel present a series of limitations and drawbacks, among them the high energy consumption required for comp...

Lignin Depolymerisation under Supercritical Process Conditions for Aromatic Chemicals Production

Valorisation of lignin plays a key role in the further development of biorefinery processes for biofuels and the production of biobased materials from lignocellulosic biomass. Today’s increased demand for alternatives to fossil carbon based products, such as the production of transportation biofuels and bulk “green” chemicals, expands the interest and the need to create added value to the uncon...

Transesterification in Supercritical Conditions

Enzymatic synthesis of biodiesel

Lipases offer interesting perspectives as biocatalysts for the biodiesel synthesis, though their application is still limited by the poor stability of the enzyme at the operating conditions of industrial interest. In order to overcome this bottleneck, the inactivating effect of specific components of the methanolysis reacting system has been characterised, to develop a rational stabilization st...