Biodiesel Calculator
Flash 9 Animation
Instructions
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******** What to do ***********
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Change biodiesel reactant volumes and see what happens! 
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The general biodiesel reaction is:<br>
1 Soybean Oil (Triolein) + 3 Methanol -> 3 Biodiesel (Methyl Oleate) + 
Glycerol
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Your products end up in two phases: a biodiesel phase and a glycerol 
phase.
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You can change other parameters such as the density and molecular 
weight of the reactants and products. The default values in the program 
are for water.
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You can also change back and forth from "stoichiometry" mode (where the 
reaction occurs according to the theoretical chemical reaction given 
above) to "real world" mode (where excess methanol is needed 
to react all of the soybean oil).<br><br>
Enjoy using this tool and have a wonderful day.
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Jason M. Keith<br>
Michigan Technological University<br>
Houghton, MI<br><br>
******** Credits ***********
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Investigator:
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    Dr. Jason Keith
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        Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University 
        Houghton, Michigan
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Animator:
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    Dr. Susan E. Hill
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© 2009 Michigan Technological University
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Animation Sponsor:
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	Dr. Jason Keith, Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University
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	CACHE Corporation 
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Michigan Technological University Center for Teaching, Learning and 
Faculty Development
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HTML Embedding Code:
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	Compliant embedding code was generated using the freeware
	SWFObject 2 HTML and JavaScript generator v1.2 AIR, along with
	the companion files expressInstall.swf and swfobject.js.
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