An innovative microreactor approach for sustainable biodiesel production: process design, continuous purification and comparative LCA

2025/01/01 by Cheng-You Yang, Chengyu Wang, Ni Ni Myint +3 · 1 voice
Engineering · #Biodiesel Production and Applications #Process Optimization and Integration #Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics

paper · doi:10.1039/d4gc06538g

openalex publication_date 2025/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21

Abstract

A continuous flow microreactor system with a helix wire-based biphasic separator achieves high-purity FAME with reduced waste and energy consumption, as confirmed by LCA, marking a significant advancement in sustainable biofuel processing.

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