23rd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering

Alternatives for the Production of Biodiesel by Supercritical Technologies: A Comparative Study

Fernando I. Gomez-Castro^a, Juan G. Segovia-Hernandez^a, Salvador Hernandez-Castro^a, Vicente Rico-Ramirez^b, Zeferino Gamiño-Arroyo^a and Irene Cano-Rodríguez^a,    ^aUniversidad de Guanajuato, Campus Guanajuato, Division de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Noria Alta S/N. Guanajuato, Guanajuato, 36050, Mexico, ^bInstituto Tecnologico de Celaya, Departamento de Ingenieria Quimica, Av. Tecnologico y Av. Antonio Garcia Cubas S/N. Celaya, Guanajuato, 38010, Mexico

Abstract

On the last years, there have been proposals for using supercritical conditions to produce biodiesel fuel from vegetable oils and/or animal fats without a ...