A critical review of recent advancements in continuous flow reactors and prominent integrated microreactors for biodiesel production

R Gopi, V Thangarasu, A Ramanathan - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is eco-friendly, less toxic and one of the most researched biofuels in recent years
to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and minimize emissions. The various problems …

Biodiesel production in micro-reactors: A review

A Tiwari, VM Rajesh, S Yadav - Energy for sustainable development, 2018 - Elsevier
In recent years, biodiesel, as a renewable and environment-friendly fuel has emerged as
one of the most investigated bio-fuel with a goal to decrease our dependence on petroleum …

Transesterification reaction of sunflower oil and ethanol for biodiesel synthesis in microchannel reactor: Experimental and simulation studies

HS Santana, DS Tortola, ÉM Reis, JL Silva Jr… - Chemical Engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
The transesterification of vegetable oils with alcohols is the most widely used method in
biodiesel synthesis, generally taking place in batch processes. However, this production is …

Biodiesel synthesis in micromixer with static elements

HS Santana, DS Tortola, JL Silva Jr… - Energy conversion and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The biodiesel synthesis intensification can be performed using microdevices. The present
research investigated numerical and experimentally the transesterification of sunflower oil …

An overview on the process intensification of microchannel reactors for biodiesel production

Y Natarajan, A Nabera, S Salike… - … and Processing-Process …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biodiesel produced from esterification or transesterification of oils from renewable energy
sources is the only alternate to liquid fuels and can be directly used in currently existent …

Fabrication of novel microreactors in-house and their performance analysis via continuous production of biodiesel

HA Yusuf, SMZ Hossain, S Aloraibi, NJ Alzaabi… - … and Processing-Process …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microreactors enhance biodiesel yields due to their more efficient mixing mechanisms and
faster mass transfer rates than conventional batch processes. In this investigation …

Liquid–liquid extraction in microchannels and conventional stage-wise extractors: A comparative study

KK Singh, AU Renjith, KT Shenoy - Chemical Engineering and Processing …, 2015 - Elsevier
The objective of the study is to compare the performance of microchannels and conventional
stage-wise extractors for liquid–liquid extraction by using a standard phase system. Three …

Development of a new micromixer “Elis” for fluid mixing and organic reactions in millidevices

HS Santana, JL Silva Jr, AGP da Silva… - Industrial & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
An efficient fluid mixing performance was achieved at the micro-and milliscale by a new
design “Elis” in a wide range of Reynolds numbers. The micromixer is composed of internal …

Transesterification of sunflower oil in microchannels with circular obstructions

HS Santana, JL Silva Jr, DS Tortola… - Chinese journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The present paper studied numerical and experimentally the transesterification reaction
between sunflower oil and ethanol with NaOH catalyst in microchannels with circular …

Development of microreactors applied on biodiesel synthesis: From experimental investigation to numerical approaches

HS Santana, JL Silva Jr, OP Taranto - Journal of industrial and engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Several studies have been carried out on biodiesel production in microreactors. Usually, in
conventional scale processes, researchers and industry professionals use modeling and …