APPLYING AN IMPINGING JET REACTOR TO PRODUCE BIODIESEL BY LIPASE

Biodiesel is a fuel of renewable origin, that can be used efficiently in common petrodiesel engines with no need for further changes in engine structure. This fuel can be produced in many ways, from which the enzymatic transesterification has been proved to be more efficient. The only barrier of this method is the industrializing this method through novel reactor designs. In this study, Impinging Jet Reactor (IJR) has been used as an efficient way to produce biodiesel from sunflower oil. The reaction was carried out at various oil/methanol molar ratios and water contents to get the best operational condition of IJR. The results of IJR were also compared with the corresponding results of reaction taking place in shaker, which showed higher efficiency of IJR.

کلیدواژه ها:

Biodiesel ، Impinging Jet Reactor ، Enzymatic transesterification ، Lipase Enzyme