Hydrotreating Model Comparison of Raw Castor Oil and its Methyl Esters for Biofuel Production

Fabián S. Mederos-Nieto; Ignacio Elizalde-Martínez; Raúl Hernández-Altamirano; Fernando Trejo-Zárraga; Violeta Y. Mena-Cervantes; Edgar Ramírez-Jiménez; Daniela E. Vallarta-Cardona

doi:10.1002/ceat.201700619

Hydrotreating Model Comparison of Raw Castor Oil and its Methyl Esters for Biofuel Production

Fabián S. Mederos-Nieto, Ignacio Elizalde-Martínez, Raúl Hernández-Altamirano, Fernando Trejo-Zárraga, Violeta Y. Mena-Cervantes, Edgar Ramírez-Jiménez, Daniela E. Vallarta-Cardona

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Some of the main problems during vegetable oil hydrotreating are the high heat of reaction released, the huge quantity of expensive hydrogen required, and the high corrosion rates in the equipment. Some insights into the advantages and disadvantages of processing raw vegetable oils or their respective fatty acid methyl esters are given. The ASPEN Plus process simulator was used for the simulation of a hydrotreating process, with two different feedstocks coming from the same plant: raw castor oil and castor oil methyl esters. That process was modeled with two stoichiometric reactors in series. The technical viability of using methyl esters as hydrotreating feedstock for the production of biofuels such as green gasoline and diesel is demonstrated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	167-173
Number of pages	7
Journal	Chemical Engineering and Technology
Volume	42
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.201700619
State	Published - Jan 2019

Keywords

Biofuel
Hydrotreating
Methyl esters
Renewable diesel
Vegetable oils

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