Technical note: An approximate examination of the effects of esterification on the EROEI of biodiesel fuels Online publication date: Wed, 30-Dec-2009
by J.C. Jones
International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology (IJOGCT), Vol. 2, No. 4, 2009
Abstract: Heat balance calculations on esterification of plant oil to make biodiesel are performed using recently published information from a laboratory reactor. It is concluded that such energy is relatively small and that attempts to improve the EROEI of biodiesels should not focus on the esterification process. [Received: January 8, 2009; Accepted: September 25, 2009]
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