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Material for vessel containing methanol
Would SS304 or SS316 be a better choice for a reactor containing 200 kg/hr sulphuric acid (97%), 2000 kg/hr methanol (98%) and 3500 kg/hr free fatty acids mixture? My initial choice was SS304 since the sulphuric acid amount was little, but upon reading more on methanol, I'm considering about...- karenbelle
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- Forum: Chemical plant design & operations
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Esterification process
I'm currently doing a design for my final year studies and it's regarding esterification process. My proposed reactor is CSTR, operating at a temperature of 60C and 400 kPa. Reactants are methanol and jatropha oil with sulphuric acid catalyst. For a commercial scale production of biodiesel...- karenbelle
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- Forum: Chemical process engineering
