Name: Hernán Darío Muñoz Gil

ID: 1049608128
Supervisors: PhD. Álvaro Orjuela – PhD Jens-Uwe Repke
Chemical and Biochemical Research Group UNAL – Process Dynamics and Operation Group TUB
Research area: Design and Modeling

Development of technologies for the production of valuable

biobased fatty esters from acid oleochemical residual streams

1. Search equation

Equation 1: “hydrolysis” + “fatty acids” + “kinetics” + “palm oil” = 23 results

Equation 2: “transesterification” + “fatty acids” + “reactive distillation” = 31 results

2. List of interest articles

Equation 1

Reference Keyword
(Zhang, Sheng, Xin, Liu, & Sun, 2010) Biodiesel; Dimethyl carbonate; Kinetics;
Mechanism; Transesterification
(Shehu et al., 2019) Crude palm oil; Free fatty acid; Palm
fruit; Thermal hydrolysis; Triglycerides
(Shamel, Ramachandran, Hasan, & Al-Zuhair, Adsorption; Hollow fibre reactor;
2007) Hydrolysis; Immobilised enzyme; Kinetic
parameters; Lipase
(Robin, Jones, & Ross, 2017) Catalysis; Fatty acids; HZSM-5;
Hydrothermal processing; Lipids
Equation 2

Reference
(Zubir & Chin, 2010)
(Phuenduang, Chatsirisook, Simasatitkul,
Paengjuntuek, & Arpornwichanop, 2012)
(Petrescu, Galusnyak, Chisalita, & Cormos, 2020)
(Pérez-Cisneros et al., 2016)
(Mazubert, Poux, & Aubin, 2013)
Keyword
Biodiesel; Esterification; Kinetic
modeling; Kinetics; Modified zirconia;
Reactive distillation
Biodiesel production; Heat integration;
Jatropha oil; Reactive distillation
No reported
Biodiesel production; Conceptual
design; Element concept; Reactive
distillation; Reactive residue curve
maps
Biodiesel; Esterification; Hydrolysis;
Process intensification;
Transesterification; Waste cooking oil
 (Kottititum, Chakton, & Srinophakun, 2014)
(Kiss & Bildea, 2012)
(Karacan & Karacan, 2014)
(Giwa, Giwa, & Olugbade, 2018)
(Dimian & Kiss, 2019)
(Anantapinitwatna, Ngaosuwan, Kiatkittipong,
Wongsawaeng, & Assabumrungrat, 2019)
Biodiesel; Heterogeneous
transesterification; Reactive distillation
Absorption; Control; Design;
Extraction; Fatty esters; Membrane;
Reactive distillation; Stripping
No reported
Aspen HYSYS; Biodiesel; Conventional
method; Green economic revolution;
Reactive distillation
FFA treatment; Green catalysis;
Integrated design; Process
intensification; Reactive distillation
No reported

3. Article comments

Catalytic hydrothermal processing of lipids using metal doped zeolites

(Robin et al., 2017)
Article purpose The purpose of the article is to understand the
degradation behavior of lipids free fatty acids.
Problem statement of the article Understanding the kinetic behavior of the
hydrolysis of lipids is important for the
understanding of the hydrothermal
liquefaction of biochemical components for
the production of biofuels.
Methodology Hydrolysis at low temperatures (under 350°C)
using a heterogeneous acid catalyst. Oxygen
free atmosphere. The zeolite based catalyst
with metal salts. Unstirred batch reactor.
Analytics with Size exclusion chromatography,
TGA, GC-MS
Main results Characterization of vegetable oils with
emphasis in the triglyceride content.
Most of the triglyceride where converted to
lower weight molecules under 250°C.
Cross linking of fatty acids above 300°C
Mass yields higher than 85% in presence of
zeolite catalyst
Opinion The article only shows particular results. No
model is presented. Maybe is just an
exploratory experiment.
Usefulness of the article There is an opportunity of use the results to
made experiments in order to generate kinetic
models
 Intensified processes for FAME production from waste
cooking oil: A technological review.
(Mazubert et al., 2013)
Article purpose To Critically review the different
intensification technologies for the production
of FAME
Problem statement of the article Fossil resources must be substitute by more
friendly with environment alternatives as
FAMEs. Also, more resilient production
process are demanded with close production
life cycles
Methodology Context
Study of the typical reaction for the
production of FAMEs
The article present possible catalyst used
The article exposes the Waste materials as
Raw materials
Study of the conventional processes
Study of the alternative process technology
and equipment
Main results Review article
Opinion The article needs a more detail study of the
raw material taking into the account its effect
and viability in the technologies that are
proposed
Usefulness of the article I should be the main base article for the
construction of the research proposal

Eco-efficient processes for biodiesel production from waste lipids

(Dimian & Kiss, 2019)
Article purpose Use of acid streams for the production of
FAME
Problem statement of the article Used Cooking Oils UCOs generates pollution of
soil and water
There is a disagreement in the poor disposal of
waste oils and their negative environment
impact
Raw materials for the production of biodiesel
have negative impacts in the cost of food and
the food security of the states
UCOs have problems related to heterogeneity
of its composition, acidity and contaminants

Methodology The article provides a process design based on

simulation based on predictive
 thermodynamic model on a commercial
simulator. The design covers the pretreatment
of UCOs that takes into the account
esterification reactions and its kinetics model
with homogenous catalyst.
The author also includes de study of the
transesterification reaction and the
purification operations.
Main results The proposed process is feasible according to
the simulation study with methanol or glycerol
reactants in the pretreatment and in both
continuous or batch configuration.
The process is feasible with the use of 5%
catalyst
the process can use a heterogeneous as well
as homogeneous catalyst with interesting
options of intensification in the case of
heterogeneous catalyst
three processer were optimized and evaluated
under economic parameters and can be
compared for its industrial implementation

Opinion There is a poor study of the thermodynamic

model for the simulation and it can lead to
important errors in the results. Simulation is
just a model that is meaningless without
experimental corroboration of the model
results
Usefulness of the article Most of the articles study just one part of the
processes for the valorization of UCOs. The
article from Kiss proposes a continuous and
complete process that can be implemented in
industry in global form
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https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.3785
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