Chatchan Treeyawetchakul. Feasibility of ethanol production from glycerol waste by a two-step process at industrial scale. (). King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok. Central Library. : , 2021.
Feasibility of ethanol production from glycerol waste by a two-step process at industrial scale
Abstract:
Biodiesel is one of the important alternative and renewable energy resources.
However, its principal waste, crude glycerol (C₃H₈O₃), has increased as biodiesel production
has expanded over the years due to support from the Thai government. Value-added
utilization of glycerol waste has been considered by many researchers, and ethanol
(C₂H₅OH) is now being considered as a valuable chemical product derived from glycerol.
It has also been in high demand during the COVID-19 epidemic. In this study, the
thermodynamics of ethanol production via a two-step sequential process consisting of steam
reforming and ethanol synthesis were simulated and evaluated using the Aspen Plus
simulator. Approximately 114.7 kg h⁻¹ of glycerol waste, produced from a biodiesel plant
with a capacity of 1,000 kg h⁻¹, was used as feedstock in this simulation. The simulation
results showed that, under optimal conditions, the maximum molar yield ratio of ethanol
(C₂H₅OH) production reached approximately 1.03 relative to the glycerol (C₃H₈O₃) feed.
Because of the high ethanol yield obtained, this process shows potential for application at
industrial scale
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2021
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2026-02-02
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2026-02-02
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In Thai Institute of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry. The 30th Thai Institute of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry Conference (TIChE 2021) (PSI22). Nakhon Ratchasima : Suranaree University of Technology