Biomedical Engineering Reference
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2.2. Rate Law
The differential equations governing the reactions are described by Nourredini and Zhu
[12] as shown in equations 1 through 5, where E and A are ester and alcohol respectively.
Figure 4. Above, generic transesterification process. Below, biodiesel transesterification process where
R1-3 are long hydrocarbon chains.
Figure 5. Reaction mechanism for transesterifcation of biodiesel (TG: triglyceride; DG: diglyceride and
MG: monoglyceride).
