@inproceedings{5a882f39adc14eadb1260d75f75fe14c,
title = "An Automatic Biodiesel Decanting System for the Optimization of Glycerin Separation Time by Applying Electric Field and Temperature",
abstract = "During biodiesel production, crude biodiesel and glycerin are separated in resting tanks due to gravity and differences in density, glycerin accumulates at the base of the contender; such operation is called decantation. The decantation stage, within the production of biodiesel based on recycled oil, takes from 8 to 24 h to complete. Therefore, the development of an automatic biodiesel decanting system is presented in order to optimize the production time in the line of this bio-fuel. The process consists of applying an electric field through two electrodes at 9 kV and simultaneously applying temperature. The results of the implementation showed that the production time was reduced by up to 99\% without affecting the quality of biodiesel, according to the parameters of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM).",
keywords = "Biodiesel, Decantation stage, Electric field, Electrocoagulation, Purification",
author = "Kevin Bulnes and Diego Paredes and Leonardo Vinces",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021, The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.; 5th Brazilian Technology Symposium, BTSym 2019 ; Conference date: 22-10-2019 Through 24-10-2019",
year = "2021",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-030-57566-3\_34",
language = "Ingl{\'e}s",
isbn = "9783030575656",
series = "Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies",
publisher = "Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH",
pages = "349--355",
editor = "Yuzo Iano and Rangel Arthur and Osamu Saotome and Guillermo Kemper and \{Borges Monteiro\}, \{Ana Carolina\}",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 5th Brazilian Technology Symposium - Emerging Trends, Issues, and Challenges in the Brazilian Technology",
}