Biodiesel Production Using a MSSR (Multi-tubular Supercritical Separative Reactor)
Department
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Major
Chemical Engineering
Research Advisor
Smith, Joseph D.
Advisor's Department
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Funding Source
Energy Research and Development Center
Abstract
Biodiesel is an alternative fuel source for diesel engines. In comparison to traditional diesel fuels, it is renewable, has a comparatively lesser impact on the environment, and has a reduced amount of toxins in its emissions. Biodiesel can be made using supercritical methanol and waste cooking oil that is common in restaurant and household kitchens. Biodiesel is often produced in a batch process and then later undergoes time-consuming separation processes to retrieve the desired product from the undesired waste. However, the purpose of this research is to design, build, and test a novel reactor that will produce Biodiesel and separate the desired product from the undesired waste in a continuous process using supercritical methanol and waste cooking oil.
Biography
Tyler Johnson is a junior in Chemical Engineering from Union, Missouri. He is involved in the national society for chemical engineers (Omega Chi Epsilon) and also plays varsity baseball at the University of Missouri Science and Technology. Right now he is also involved with an undergrad research team that is working for Dr. Smith on developing a reactor to create biodiesel by using waste cooking oil and supercritical methanol transesterification through a Multi-tubular Supercritical Separative Reactor.
Research Category
Engineering
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Document Type
Poster
Location
Upper Atrium/Hallway
Presentation Date
11 Apr 2016, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Biodiesel Production Using a MSSR (Multi-tubular Supercritical Separative Reactor)
Upper Atrium/Hallway
Biodiesel is an alternative fuel source for diesel engines. In comparison to traditional diesel fuels, it is renewable, has a comparatively lesser impact on the environment, and has a reduced amount of toxins in its emissions. Biodiesel can be made using supercritical methanol and waste cooking oil that is common in restaurant and household kitchens. Biodiesel is often produced in a batch process and then later undergoes time-consuming separation processes to retrieve the desired product from the undesired waste. However, the purpose of this research is to design, build, and test a novel reactor that will produce Biodiesel and separate the desired product from the undesired waste in a continuous process using supercritical methanol and waste cooking oil.
Comments
Joint poster project with Adam Richter, Jordan Sanders, and Trevor Sparks