Case Study
BIODIESEL, MONO-ALKYL ESTER
BIOREFINING APPLICATION NOTE 9.02.00 BIODIESEL PROCESS www.kpatents.com BIODIESEL, MONO-ALKYL ESTER Typical end products Biodiesel to be used on its own or as a blend with petrodiesel Chemical curve: R.I. per BRIX at Ref. Temp. of 20°C Introduction Biodiesel refers to a vegetable oil, or animal fat based diesel fuel, consisting of long-chain alkyl (methyl, propyl or ethyl) esters. There are three basic routes to ester