Peter J Mponzi

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How to avoid the solidification of crude ethyl ester (i.e. stick crude EE lipid) after neutralization take place during the trans-esterification?

Dear fellows: I am currently working on trans-esterification of crude algal oil turned into crude ethyl ester. In the processing of crude lipid (30kg) was added into the reactor with 60kg or...

08 March 2019 6,287 2 View

Does molecular distillation enable to remove 100% hexane from microalgae crude oil?

Dear Member, I would like to hear your view based on the research I am currently involved in purification of crude oil from microalgae. I wonder if anyone could assist with my doubts in related...

13 December 2017 1,808 3 View

What would be the reaction mechanism of hydrotreatment and hydrocracking of C34H58?

Dear members, I current work on the project in related to extraction of crude lipid from algae powder (Botryococcus brauni race B.), which it has high quantity of long chain hydrocarbons like in...

02 November 2017 2,520 3 View

What type of catalyst would be useful to fulfil the process requirement to produce high purify of EPA from microalgae?

Currently I am working to maximize the yield and purify of EPA from Microalgae. At the same time, I am curious to understand the process efficient and cost-effective of the catalyst to...

06 September 2017 1,340 0 View

How to calculate mass and energy balance when the trickle bed reactor (TBR) are in series or parallel?

Dear Members, How to calculate mass and energy balance when the trickle bed reactor (TBR) are in series or parallel? Does the law of conservation of mass or principle of mass conservation could be...

14 January 2016 5,426 2 View

What are the main obstacles that could occur when two fixed bed (i.e. trickle bed) reactors are in series or in parallel?

I am interested to know what will happen if two reactors are operated in parallel (the idea is separate HDO and HC). Also I was wondering if the operation condition (i.e. pressure and temperature...

25 November 2015 8,540 5 View

Do you agree that calcium carbonate would remove sulphides in the reactor?

I am considering using calcium carbonate to remove sulphides in the trickle bed reactor, and CaCO3 would be in the form of limestone granules and packed in a column above the...

17 June 2015 1,554 8 View

What would make the H2S to start being emitted when temperature in the trickle bed reactor is increasing?

During the laboratory experiment of hydrocracking process, the experiment was set up at 16:43pm and the reaction temperature was 154C and pressure of hydrogen gas was 40bar. Then after 17:55pm...

15 June 2015 8,122 4 View

Can somebody help me to calculate hydrogen gas flow rate at 40 bar and temperature at 25C, while H2/Oil ratio is 500Nm3/m3( 500NI/I)?

Currently, I work on hydrocracking of Methyl ester with addition of hydrogen gas into the reactor (mainly Trickle bed or fixed bed reactor). The flow rate of liquid is 128.1mL/min at 1 bar and...

08 June 2015 3,273 10 View

Are there any references about small scale anaerobic digester combined with steam reforming followed by Fischer Tropsch reactor?

I would appreciate it if there are any appropriate scientific references paper in which the authors are working on a small scale anaerobic digester combined with steam reforming followed by...

09 April 2015 3,678 1 View

Does anyone know the molecular weight of a component of N.glauca?

Does anyone know the molecular weight of component of N.glauca? which contain waxy and oil. I would appreciate it if someone could help to know the molecular weight of N.glauca. Thanks Kind...

12 March 2015 6,025 2 View