Economic Analysis of Biodiesel and Glycerol Carbonate Production Plant by Glycerolysis - Journal of Sustainable Bioenergy Systems

JSBS > Vol.3 No.3, September 2013

Economic Analysis of Biodiesel and Glycerol Carbonate Production Plant by Glycerolysis ()

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DOI: 10.4236/jsbs.2013.33029 6,648 Downloads 11,221 Views Citations

Author(s)

Nghi Nguyen, Yaşar Demirel

Affiliation(s)

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, USA.

ABSTRACT

Techno-economic analysis of an indirect use of carbon dioxide within the route of glycerolysis of glycerol with urea is investigated. The results show that the net present value of the biodiesel-glycerol carbonate production by glycerolysis is higher than the biodiesel-glycerol carbonate production by direct carboxylationat at the end of the 12-year operation with similar capacities. The stochastic model has predicted that using glycerolysis route for the synthesis of glycerol carbonate production might increase the probability of getting positive net present value by about 15%.

KEYWORDS

Biodiesel; Direct Carboxylation; Glycerolysis; Glycerol Carbonate; Economic Analysis

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Nguyen, N. and Demirel, Y. (2013) Economic Analysis of Biodiesel and Glycerol Carbonate Production Plant by Glycerolysis. Journal of Sustainable Bioenergy Systems, 3, 209-216. doi: 10.4236/jsbs.2013.33029.

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