CPC B01J 19/24 (2013.01) [B01J 19/0053 (2013.01); B01J 19/2415 (2013.01); B01J 19/242 (2013.01); B01J 19/2425 (2013.01); B01J 19/243 (2013.01); C07C 67/03 (2013.01); C07C 67/08 (2013.01); C07C 67/39 (2013.01); C10L 1/026 (2013.01); C11C 3/003 (2013.01); F28D 1/0472 (2013.01); F28D 1/06 (2013.01); F28D 7/04 (2013.01); F28D 7/085 (2013.01); F28D 7/106 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00083 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00085 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00087 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00099 (2013.01); B01J 2219/185 (2013.01); B01J 2219/1943 (2013.01); C07C 69/58 (2013.01); C10L 2200/0469 (2013.01); C10L 2290/06 (2013.01); Y02E 50/10 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |
1. A method of forming bio-diesel comprising:
emulsifying a mixture comprising alcohol and a source of fatty acids;
pressurizing and heating said emulsion until said alcohol is super-critical;
pumping said emulsion through a vessel under substantially non-laminar flow;
monitoring the density of said emulsion;
maintaining said substantially non-laminar flow of said emulsion and said super-criticality of said alcohol in said emulsion until the density of said emulsion has fallen by about one pound per cubic foot.
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