마이크로파를 이용한 바이오디젤 전환 기술 동향 분석

• Published in: 한국수소 및 신에너지학회 논문집 Vol. 28; no. 5; pp. 584 - 599
• Main Authors: 박조용(Jo Yong Park), 전철환(Cheol-hwan Jeon), 김재곤(Jae-kon Kim), 박천규(Cheon-kyu Park)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한국수소및신에너지학회 2017
• Subjects: 기계공학; 바이오디젤; 반응시간; Renewable energy; 에스테르 전환 반응; Microwave; Reaction time; Transesterification; 신재생에너지; Biodiesel; 마이크로파
• ISSN: 1738-7264; 2288-7407

Biodiesel is renewable, eco-friendly, clean burning diesel replacement that is consisted of short chain alkyl ester. Biodiesel is derived from the transesterification of vegetables oils or animal fats with alcohol. The process has some technical problems that must be resolved to reduce the high operation cost. Eco-friendly physical technologies by using microwave have successfully improved the transesterification for biodiesel production. This paper attempts to extensively review microwave-assisted technology for biodiesel production. Additionally, different types of catalyst for biodiesel production have been summarized. It is concluded that the microwave-assisted technique improves the reaction rate significantly in comparison with conventional methods. Therefore it can be a suitable method of reducing the reaction time and can also decreases the cost of biodiesel production.