New catalyst opens doors to continuous production of biodiesel

July 12, 2011 |

In France, a team of researchers have developed a novel catalyst which enables continuous production of biodiesel. The team developed a new method that generates the cellular hybrid biocatalyst in situ inside a chromotography column. This novel approach makes it possible to carry out continuous, unidirectional flow synthesis over long periods, since catalytic activity and ethyl ester production are maintained at high, practically steady levels during a two-month period of time.

The team included researchers from CNRS’s Centre de Recherches Paul Pascal (CRPP), the Institut des Sciences Moléculaires in Bordeaux and the Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée in Paris.

Category: Research

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