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Continuous - flow esterification of free fatty acids in a rotating packed bed / Yi-Hung Chen in Industrial & engineering chemistry research, Vol. 49 N° 9 (Mai 2010) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Industrial & engineering chemistry research > Vol. 49 N° 9 (Mai 2010) . - pp. 4117–4122 Titre : Continuous - flow esterification of free fatty acids in a rotating packed bed Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Yi-Hung Chen, Auteur ; Wang-Chi Lin, Auteur ; Cheng-Hsien Tsai, Auteur Année de publication : 2010 Article en page(s) : pp. 4117–4122 Note générale : Industrial chemistry Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Esterification  Fatty  Acid Résumé : The continuous-flow esterification of free fatty acids (FFAs) with methanol for the production of fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) using a rotating packed bed (RPB) is presented herein. The RPB, which provides a high centrifugal force and has an adjustable rotational speed, was employed as a novel esterification reactor. The following variables were investigated for their effects on the esterification efficiency: the methanol-FFA molar ratio, the estimated hydraulic retention time, the rotational speed of the packed bed, the reaction temperature, and the catalyst dosage. The conversion of the FFAs in the RPB system significantly depended on the experimental conditions, which influenced the residence time distribution, the esterification reaction rate, and the micromixing intensity. Due to its excellent micromixing characteristics, the RPB system exhibited good efficiency for the esterification reaction in continuous-flow operation. The RPB system achieved the conversion of the FFAs of 10.0−96.6% and the productivity of FAMEs of 0.042−1.20 mol/min. ISSN : 0888-5885 En ligne : http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ie100112s [article] Continuous - flow esterification of free fatty acids in a rotating packed bed [texte imprimé] / Yi-Hung Chen, Auteur ; Wang-Chi Lin, Auteur ; Cheng-Hsien Tsai, Auteur . - 2010 . - pp. 4117–4122. Industrial chemistry Langues : Anglais (eng) in Industrial & engineering chemistry research > Vol. 49 N° 9 (Mai 2010) . - pp. 4117–4122 Mots-clés : Esterification  Fatty  Acid Résumé : The continuous-flow esterification of free fatty acids (FFAs) with methanol for the production of fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) using a rotating packed bed (RPB) is presented herein. The RPB, which provides a high centrifugal force and has an adjustable rotational speed, was employed as a novel esterification reactor. The following variables were investigated for their effects on the esterification efficiency: the methanol-FFA molar ratio, the estimated hydraulic retention time, the rotational speed of the packed bed, the reaction temperature, and the catalyst dosage. The conversion of the FFAs in the RPB system significantly depended on the experimental conditions, which influenced the residence time distribution, the esterification reaction rate, and the micromixing intensity. Due to its excellent micromixing characteristics, the RPB system exhibited good efficiency for the esterification reaction in continuous-flow operation. The RPB system achieved the conversion of the FFAs of 10.0−96.6% and the productivity of FAMEs of 0.042−1.20 mol/min. ISSN : 0888-5885 En ligne : http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ie100112s

Platinum-doped TiO2/Magnetic poly(methyl methacrylate) microspheres as a novel photocatalyst / Yi-Hung Chen in Industrial & engineering chemistry research, Vol. 48 N° 16 (Août 2009) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Industrial & engineering chemistry research > Vol. 48 N° 16 (Août 2009) . - pp. 7616–7623 Titre : Platinum-doped TiO2/Magnetic poly(methyl methacrylate) microspheres as a novel photocatalyst Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Yi-Hung Chen, Auteur ; Matthias Franzreb, Auteur ; Rong-Hsien Lin, Auteur Année de publication : 2009 Article en page(s) : pp. 7616–7623 Note générale : Chemical engineering Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Pt-TiO2/mPMMA  microspheresPhotocatalyst  Polymerization  process  Titania-coating  Pt-doping Résumé : The study focuses on the characterization of platinum-doped titanium dioxide-coated magnetic poly(methyl methacrylate) (Pt-TiO2/mPMMA) microspheres as a novel photocatalyst. The Pt-TiO2/mPMMA microspheres were prepared by a modified suspension polymerization process, followed by titania-coating and Pt-doping. The Pt-TiO2/mPMMA microspheres were synthesized with various Pt-doping levels in the range of 0.6−1.5 wt % TiO2 for comparison. The morphology, composition, Pt-doping content, and magnetic properties of the Pt-TiO2/mPMMA microspheres were characterized using scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectrometry, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and superconducting quantum interference device. As a result, the superparamagnetic Pt-TiO2/mPMMA microspheres were successfully synthesized with particle sizes of 5−11 μm. The magnetite and TiO2 contents of the Pt-TiO2/mPMMA microspheres were estimated as 7.69 and 16.7 wt %, respectively, while the corresponding saturation magnetization was measured as about 4.39 emu/g. Furthermore, the doped Pt nanoparticles in the metallic state were found to have a particle density of (27.5−33.5) × 108 cm−2 on the surface of the Pt-TiO2/mPMMA microspheres. This density was found to increase with the synthesized Pt-doping concentration. The photocatalytic activity of the Pt-TiO2/mPMMA microspheres was further examined using the photodegradation of dimethyl phthalate in an aqueous solution. Dimethyl phthalate as one of the most common phthalic acid esters has been frequently detected in wastewater effluents and river water. Furthermore, the concentration of total organic carbons was monitored as an index of mineralization. A distinct photocatalytic efficiency improvement was shown with the employment of the Pt-TiO2/mPMMA microspheres as compared to the TiO2/mPMMA microspheres or direct photolysis. En ligne : http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ie900509t [article] Platinum-doped TiO2/Magnetic poly(methyl methacrylate) microspheres as a novel photocatalyst [texte imprimé] / Yi-Hung Chen, Auteur ; Matthias Franzreb, Auteur ; Rong-Hsien Lin, Auteur . - 2009 . - pp. 7616–7623. Chemical engineering Langues : Anglais (eng) in Industrial & engineering chemistry research > Vol. 48 N° 16 (Août 2009) . - pp. 7616–7623 Mots-clés : Pt-TiO2/mPMMA  microspheresPhotocatalyst  Polymerization  process  Titania-coating  Pt-doping Résumé : The study focuses on the characterization of platinum-doped titanium dioxide-coated magnetic poly(methyl methacrylate) (Pt-TiO2/mPMMA) microspheres as a novel photocatalyst. The Pt-TiO2/mPMMA microspheres were prepared by a modified suspension polymerization process, followed by titania-coating and Pt-doping. The Pt-TiO2/mPMMA microspheres were synthesized with various Pt-doping levels in the range of 0.6−1.5 wt % TiO2 for comparison. The morphology, composition, Pt-doping content, and magnetic properties of the Pt-TiO2/mPMMA microspheres were characterized using scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectrometry, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and superconducting quantum interference device. As a result, the superparamagnetic Pt-TiO2/mPMMA microspheres were successfully synthesized with particle sizes of 5−11 μm. The magnetite and TiO2 contents of the Pt-TiO2/mPMMA microspheres were estimated as 7.69 and 16.7 wt %, respectively, while the corresponding saturation magnetization was measured as about 4.39 emu/g. Furthermore, the doped Pt nanoparticles in the metallic state were found to have a particle density of (27.5−33.5) × 108 cm−2 on the surface of the Pt-TiO2/mPMMA microspheres. This density was found to increase with the synthesized Pt-doping concentration. The photocatalytic activity of the Pt-TiO2/mPMMA microspheres was further examined using the photodegradation of dimethyl phthalate in an aqueous solution. Dimethyl phthalate as one of the most common phthalic acid esters has been frequently detected in wastewater effluents and river water. Furthermore, the concentration of total organic carbons was monitored as an index of mineralization. A distinct photocatalytic efficiency improvement was shown with the employment of the Pt-TiO2/mPMMA microspheres as compared to the TiO2/mPMMA microspheres or direct photolysis. En ligne : http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ie900509t