Plant Design Project: Biodiesel Production Using Acid-Catalyzed Transesterification of Yellow Grease

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  • Rafael Hernandez Mississippi State University
  • Trent Jeffreys Mississippi State University
  • Anirudha Marwaha Mississippi State University
  • Mathew Thomas Mississippi State University

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Author Biographies

Rafael Hernandez, Mississippi State University

Rafael Hernandez has a B.S. (1993) and M.S. (1995) in chemical engineering from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, and a Ph.D. (2002) in chemical engineering from Mississippi State University (MSU), Mississippi State, MS. He worked forthe U.S. Army Corp of Engineers' Engineering Research and Development Center (1994-1997) on the development, design, and implementation of groundwater treatment technologies. Presently, he works as an assistant professor in the Dave C. Swaim School of Chemical Engineering at MSU. His research interests are the development of technologies forthe remediation of contaminated media and the use of biomass for producing value-added chemicals.

Trent Jeffreys, Mississippi State University

Trent Jeffreys has a B.S. (2004) in chemical engineering from Mississippi State University. Currently, he works for Albemarle Corporation in Orangeburg, SC as a process technology engineer. He has worked on projects for cost reductions, automation and control system development, and sample campaigns for new products in the Fine Chemicals Division.

Anirudha Marwaha, Mississippi State University

Anirudha Marwaha has his B.S. degree in chemical engineering (2003) from Mississippi State University. He is currently pursuing a M.S. degree in chemical engineering at Mississippi State. Since 2001, he has been working for the E-Tech Lab in the chemical engineering department. His thesis work is on the solidification and stabilization of high-level radioactive waste.

Mathew Thomas, Mississippi State University

Matt Thomas received his B.S. in chemical engineering from Mississippi State University in 2004. He is currently seeking his master's degree in chemical engineering at Mississippi State University, studying the remediation of nitroaromatic contaminated groundwater. After receiving his master's, he plans on continuing his education at Mississippi State University by working toward a Ph.D. in chemical engineering and focusing on producing oils from glycerol for biodiesel production.

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2006-07-01

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