Simulation and Economic Analysis of Biodiesel Production using Supercritical Methanol

Patle, Dipesh Shikchand and Phung , Eng Wei and Ahmad, Zainal (2015) Simulation and Economic Analysis of Biodiesel Production using Supercritical Methanol. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 11. pp. 17-26. ISSN 1823-4690

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Abstract

There is an increasing interest towards the use of vegetable oils (palm oil in Malaysia) in the much sought eco-friendly biodiesel production. This study focuses on the biodiesel production using supercritical methanol. The main highlights of this process include the un-necessity of catalyst and the insensitivity to the presence of free fatty acids and water in the feedstock. In this study, steady state simulation and sensitivity analysis of biodiesel production using supercritical methanol are performed. In the subsequent part, cost analysis is done using the Aspen Process Economic Analyzer. The feed oil is found to be the main contributor to the total manufacturing cost.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > TA1-2040 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions:	Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM Press) > Journal of Engineering Science
Depositing User:	Mr Firdaus Mohamad
Date Deposited:	30 Oct 2018 01:33
Last Modified:	30 Oct 2018 01:33
URI:	http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/42782

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