Advantages of Process Integration Evaluated by Gibbs Energy: Biodiesel Synthesis Case

Process intensification in biodiesel production with energy reduction by pinch analysis

“…Gibbs energy provides a valuable guide to identify when process intensification is advantageous. In case of biodiesel synthesis, the overall intensified process does not require energy consumption [2]. The transesterification of vegetable oil with methanol is thermodynamically spontaneous unlike mixing.…”