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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2012
Richard Parnas, West Hartford, CT (US);
Clifford Weed, Killingworth, CT (US);
Nicholas Leadbeater, Southington, CT (US);
Matthew Boucher, Cromwell, CT (US);
Richard Parnas, West Hartford, CT (US);
Clifford Weed, Killingworth, CT (US);
Nicholas Leadbeater, Southington, CT (US);
Matthew Boucher, Cromwell, CT (US);
The University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for the production of alkyl esters comprises: introducing liquid biomass and an alcohol to a first transesterification reactor at a point in a lower 25% of the reactor; reacting the liquid biomass and the alcohol to form a liquid glycerol and a liquid alkyl ester, wherein greater than or equal to about 75 mass % of the liquid glycerol moves towards a bottom of the first transesterification reactor; removing a liquid alkyl ester stream from the first transesterification reactor; and removing the liquid glycerol from the first transesterification reactor. The liquid biomass and the alcohol form a combined liquid stream that flows through the first transesterification reactor in a laminar flow.