Biodiesel Purification Using Polymeric Nanofiltration Composite Membranes Highly Resistant to Harsh Conditions

Biodiesel as alternative for conventional diesel fuel is mainly produced by the catalytic reaction of triglycerides with an alcohol. In this work, the purification of biodiesel was carried out with two lab-made solvent-resistant composite nanofiltration membranes of poly(vinylidene difluoride) (PVDF...

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Autores: Torres, Juan Jose, Toledo Arana, Javier Marcelo, Ochoa, Nelio Ariel, Marchese, Jose, Pagliero, Cecilia Liliana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/86500
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/86500
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:BIODIESEL
ETHYL ESTERS
GLYCERIDES
MEMBRANE PURIFICATION
NANOFILTRATION
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.4
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
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Sumario:Biodiesel as alternative for conventional diesel fuel is mainly produced by the catalytic reaction of triglycerides with an alcohol. In this work, the purification of biodiesel was carried out with two lab-made solvent-resistant composite nanofiltration membranes of poly(vinylidene difluoride) (PVDF) as support and poly(dimethylsiloxane) as coating layer. Biodiesel was obtained from the esterification of partially refined soy oil with bioethanol (EtOH) and NaOH as catalyst. The best biodiesel purification performance was achieved with the PVDF-12SI membrane reaching high retention of glycerol, total glycerides, and soap. PVDF-SI membranes were found to have an excellent stability for biodiesel permeation, achieving a flux recovery ratio of EtOH as high as 0.94 after twenty cycles of use.