Hey guys
I'm an amateur biodiesel enthusiast
I want to increase the agitation between triglycerides and methanol to produce fatty acid methyl esters and want to use an ultrasonic transducer to do this.
I have seen successful test batch reactions in ultrasonic cleaners and wanted some advice on optimising the process.
Does the frequency/wattage need to be optimised to the size of the vessel in which the reactants are mixed?
Does the frequency/wattage need to be optimised to the viscocity (or other properties) of the reactants?
or is it as simple as increasing the frequency/wattage will increase agitation?
Thanks in advance for all the help
ES
I'm an amateur biodiesel enthusiast
I want to increase the agitation between triglycerides and methanol to produce fatty acid methyl esters and want to use an ultrasonic transducer to do this.
I have seen successful test batch reactions in ultrasonic cleaners and wanted some advice on optimising the process.
Does the frequency/wattage need to be optimised to the size of the vessel in which the reactants are mixed?
Does the frequency/wattage need to be optimised to the viscocity (or other properties) of the reactants?
or is it as simple as increasing the frequency/wattage will increase agitation?
Thanks in advance for all the help
ES