Published

2004-05-01

Fatty acid methyl esters production: chemical process variables

Producción de ésteres metílicos de ácidos grasos: variables asociadas al proceso de transformación

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15446/ing.investig.v24n2.14601

Keywords:

oleochemistry, methyl esters, biodisel (en)
oleoquímia, ésteres metílicos, biodisel (es)

Authors

  • Paulo César Narváez Rincón Universidad Nacional de Colombia
  • Francisco José Sánchez Castellanos Universidad Nacional de Colombia
  • Jesús Alfonso Torres Universidad Nacional de Colombia
  • Luisa Fernanda Ponce de León Universidad Nacional de Colombia

The advantages of fatty acid methyl esters as basic oleochemicals over fatty acids, the seventies world energy crisis and the use of those oleochemicals as fuels, have increased research interests on fats and oils trans-esterification. In this document, a review about basic aspects, uses, process variables and problems associated to the production process of fatty acid methyl esters is presented. A global view of recent researches, most of them focused in finding a new catalyst with same activity as the alcohol-soluble hydroxides (NaOH, KOH), and suitable to be used in transforming fats and oils with high levels of free fatty acids and water, avoiding separation problems and reducing process costs, is also discussed.

Las ventajas comparativas de los ésteres metílicos como oleoquímicos básicos frente a los ácidos grasos, la crisis energética mundial de mediados de los setenta y el redescubrimiento de estos oleoquímicos como combustibles, dio un nuevo impulso a la investigación básica y aplicada sobre los procesos de transesterificación de los aceites y grasas. En este documento se presentan los aspectos básicos, usos, variables y problemas asociados con la producción de ésteres metílicos de ácidos grasos, y una visión panorámica de las investigaciones recientes que, en gran medida, se enfocan a encontrar catalizadores diferentes a los tradicionales hidróxidos solubles en el alcohol (NaOH, KOH), que permitan procesar materias primas con menor calidad (mayor contenido de agua y ácidos grasos libres), mitigar los problemas de separación que se generan con el uso de catalizadores alcalinos solubles en el alcohol y reducir los costos de producción. Finalmente, se hace una descripción de las etapas comunes a diferentes procesos de producción y se presentan algunos datos de la cinética de la reacción.

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NARVÁEZ RINCÓN, P. C.; SÁNCHEZ CASTELLANOS, F. J.; TORRES, J. A.; PONCE DE LEÓN, L. F. Fatty acid methyl esters production: chemical process variables. Ingeniería e Investigación, [S. l.], v. 24, n. 2, p. 41–50, 2004. DOI: 10.15446/ing.investig.v24n2.14601. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ingeinv/article/view/14601. Acesso em: 12 jan. 2025.

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Narváez Rincón, Paulo César, Francisco José Sánchez Castellanos, Jesús Alfonso Torres, and Luisa Fernanda Ponce de León. 2004. “Fatty acid methyl esters production: chemical process variables”. Ingeniería E Investigación 24 (2):41-50. https://doi.org/10.15446/ing.investig.v24n2.14601.

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Narváez Rincón, P. C., Sánchez Castellanos, F. J., Torres, J. A. and Ponce de León, L. F. (2004) “Fatty acid methyl esters production: chemical process variables”, Ingeniería e Investigación, 24(2), pp. 41–50. doi: 10.15446/ing.investig.v24n2.14601.

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P. C. Narváez Rincón, F. J. Sánchez Castellanos, J. A. Torres, and L. F. Ponce de León, “Fatty acid methyl esters production: chemical process variables”, Ing. Inv., vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 41–50, May 2004.

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Narváez Rincón, P. C., F. J. Sánchez Castellanos, J. A. Torres, and L. F. Ponce de León. “Fatty acid methyl esters production: chemical process variables”. Ingeniería e Investigación, vol. 24, no. 2, May 2004, pp. 41-50, doi:10.15446/ing.investig.v24n2.14601.

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Narváez Rincón, Paulo César, Francisco José Sánchez Castellanos, Jesús Alfonso Torres, and Luisa Fernanda Ponce de León. “Fatty acid methyl esters production: chemical process variables”. Ingeniería e Investigación 24, no. 2 (May 1, 2004): 41–50. Accessed January 12, 2025. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ingeinv/article/view/14601.

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