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Universidad de C rdoba (Espa a) TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES FOR THE production OF biodiesel IN ARID LANDS Diego LunaDepartamento de Qu mica Org nica, Universidad de C rdoba, Campus de Rabanales, Edificio. Marie Curie, E-14014 C rdoba, Spain. Green Catalyst, Campus de Rabanales, E-14014 C rdoba, FOR BIOFUELS AND biodiesel IN ARID LANDS (BIO3) Friday, November 26, 2010Universidad de C rdoba (Espa a)Hexadecane (also called cetane) is an alkane hydrocabon with the chemical formula C16H34, a chain of 16 carbon atomsMolecular formulaC16H34Molar g/molMelting point18 C, 291 K, 64 FBoiling point287 C, 560 K, 549 FSolubility in waterInsolubleFlash point135 CAutoignition temperature201 CTriglyceride molecule modelFriday, November 26, 2010Universidad de C rdoba (Espa a)Conventional Transesterification process of triglyceride moleculesBiodiesel typically comprises of fatty acid (chains C14 C22) esters of short-chain alcohols, mainly methanol Three molecules of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) and one molecule of glycerol are generated for every molecule Friday, November 26, 2010Universidad de C rdoba (Espa a)

Universidad de Córdoba (España) TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BIODIESEL IN ARID LANDS Diego Luna Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Córdoba,

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