Comparison of the Techno-Economic and Environmental Assessment of Hydrodynamic Cavitation and Mechanical Stirring Reactors for the Production of Sustainable Hevea brasiliensis Ethyl Ester

• Main Authors: Samuel O.D., Aigba P.A., Tran T.K., Fayaz H., Pastore C., Der O., Er�etin A., Enweremadu C.C., Mustafa A.
• Other Authors: 26654977000
• Format: Article
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) 2024
• Subjects: Aspen HYSYS; biodiesel; ethyl ester; exergy; hydrodynamic cavitation; mechanical stirring; reactor technology; sustainability; techno-economics; transesterification; biofuel; cavitation; chemical reaction; ester; hydrodynamics; instrumentation; purification

Even though the hydrodynamic cavitation reactor (HCR) performs better than the mechanical stirring reactor (MSR) at producing biodiesel, and the ethylic process of biodiesel production is entirely bio-based and environmentally friendly, non-homogeneous ethanol with the triglyceride of underutilized...