2018 Spring Meeting and 14th Global Congress on Process Safety
(55c) Thermodynamic Data Requirements for Biodiesel Process Development
Authors
Nagpurkar, S. - Presenter, University of South Florida
Quasem, I., University of South Florida
Driscoll, A., University of South Florida
Cogswell, K., University of South Florida
Sunol, A. K., University of South Florida
Philippidis, G., University of South Florida
Biodiesel has been the drop in solution for the renewable energy production particularly from various waste sources. Many new technologies are emerging with data demands for efficient scale-up and process design. The presentation will highlight the data requirements, gaps in the thermophysical property data, and consolidation of experimental and estimation methods for effective process development. A case study on how new calorimetric studies for heat of mixing measurement and Aspen flowsheet simulator were utilized for development of a 100,000 gallon/year continuous mobile mini biodiesel plant.