Rapid Characterization of Fatty Acids in Oleaginous Microalgae by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

The key properties of microalgal biodiesel are largely determined by the composition of its fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs). The gas chromatography (GC) based techniques for fatty acid analysis involve energy-intensive and time-consuming procedures and thus are less suitable for high-throughput screening applications. In the present study, a novel quantification method for microalgal fatty acids was established based on the near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) technique. The lyophilized cells of oleaginous Chlorella containing different contents of lipids were scanned by NIRS and their fatty acid profiles were determined by GC-MS. NIRS models were developed based on the chemometric correlation of the near-infrared spectra with fatty acid profiles in algal biomass. The optimized NIRS models showed excellent performances for predicting the contents of total fatty acids, C16:0, C18:0, C18:1 and C18:3, with the coefficient of determination (R²) being 0.998, 0.997, 0.989, 0.991 and 0.997, respectively. Taken together, the NIRS method established here bypasses the procedures of cell disruption, oil extraction and transesterification, is rapid, reliable, and of great potential for high-throughput applications, and will facilitate the screening of microalgal mutants and optimization of their growth conditions for biodiesel production.     

白云石非均相催化合成生物柴油的工艺研究

以大豆油、甲醇为原料,研究了通过白云石催化酯交换反应制取生物柴油的工艺的条件。用气相色谱-质谱分析法,并对反应温度、醇油摩尔比、反应时间、催化剂的用量及催化剂粒径进行考察,得出最佳合成条件为:反应温度65℃、反应时间2h、醇油摩尔比7:1,催化剂用量2%,催化剂粒径为80～150目,在此条件下得到生物柴油转化率为77.36%。     

亚临界甲醇中麻疯树油制备生物柴油的研究

对麻疯树油在催化剂对甲苯磺酸作用下与亚临界甲醇反应制备脂肪酸甲酯(生物柴油)进行了研究。结果表明在反应温度170℃、醇油摩尔比40:1、催化剂用量占油重的0.75%和反应时间30 m in的条件下,反应产物中脂肪酸甲酯含量可达93%以上。制备的生物柴油,各项指标与柴油相似。主要性能指标,符合ASTMPS121-99(USA)和0#矿物柴油标准。     

生物柴油和矿物柴油的性质对比

文章三种自制生物柴油性质完全符合德国现行生物柴油标准,基本符合0#矿物柴油标准。对比生物柴油与矿物柴油性质得出:生物柴油较矿物柴油更环保、更安全,但其低温性、蒸发性和雾化性不太理想,将其与矿物柴油调合使用,可以取长补短,发挥各自的优势。通过对调合油性质分析,结果表明,生物柴油和矿物柴油的适宜调合比为B20。     

超临界流体制备生物柴油研究进展

生物柴油是一种环境友好的绿色能源。目前国内外的制备方法主要有酸催化法、碱催化法、生物酶催化法以及超临界流体法。文章主要阐述了各种超临界法制备生物柴油的国内外研究最新进展,介绍了其反应机理及反应动力学,并与传统的方法做了比较,指出其优点在于无需使用催化剂、反应速度快、提纯分离过程简单、对环境友好、无污染等。     

三油酸甘油酯与甲醇酯交换反应热力学分析

为了揭示酯交换反应的热力学特性,并为动力学研究和生物柴油的工业化生产提供基础数据,采用Benson基团贡献法和其他经验公式计算了三油酸甘油酯与甲醇之间发生的3步连续可逆酯交换反应的焓变、Gibbs自由能变及平衡常数的值,以及在303—338K各值随温度的变化关系。结果表明,在该温度范围内,反应焓接近于0,Gibbs自由能为正值,平衡常数接近于1。说明三油酸甘油酯与甲醇酯交换反应体系的反应热较小,温度对平衡的影响不大。     

Two‐phase flow behavior in microtube reactors during biodiesel production from waste cooking oil

Flow patterns in the course of transesterification of waste cooking oil (WCO), sunflower oil (SFO) with water and/or oleic acid as a model of WCO, and pure SFO in the presence of a KOH catalyst in microtubes were investigated. FAME yield for the transesterification of WCO reached more than 89% in the microtube reactors with a residence time of 252 s at 333 K. The flow patterns when using WCO were changed from a liquid–liquid slug flow at the inlet region to a parallel flow at the middle region, and then to a homogeneous liquid flow at the outlet region as the reaction proceeded at 333 K. Fine droplets containing glycerol and methanol generally formed in oil slugs when using pure SFO, but were almost unobservable when using WCO. The soap produced from free fatty acids was considered to be the main factor affecting the flow patterns of WCO and SFO. © 2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2010     

茶油精炼副产物皂脚制备生物柴油的研究

以茶油精炼副产物皂脚和甲醇为原料,NaOH为催化剂,经酯交换合成生物柴油,研究了工艺条件对皂脚合成生物柴油收率的影响。结果表明,适宜的工艺条件为:醇油摩尔比为5∶1,反应时间为30 min,反应温度为30℃,催化剂NaOH用量为油重的0.7%,反应收率为98.0%。     

脂肪酶催化食用废油制备生物柴油

利用脂肪酶为催化剂,食用废油与甲醇反应,制备生物柴油,最佳酯化反应条件为反应温度50℃、脂肪酶催化剂用量为原料量的3%、甲醇与食用废油体积比为3∶1、共溶剂丁酮量为甲醇量的1/6、pH=7,反应时间4h,生物柴油产率可达到78%,对产品的各项指标测定,均达到GB/T20828-2007要求,指标并与0#石化柴油相接近。     

甘油制氢研究进展

随着生物柴油的规模化发展,如何合理有效利用生产生物柴油过程中的副产物甘油,成为影响生物柴油成本和新一代化学品平台工艺开发的重要问题。甘油作为可再生能源以其分子结构特点可用作制氢的原料。综述了甘油制氢的各种工艺方法,即气相重整(包括水蒸汽重整、部分氧化重整和自热重整)、水相重整、生物法、光催化重整和高温热解等的研究现状,并对未来的发展进行了评述。