For improving the biodiesel yield from a transesterification reaction, an experimental validation of the optimal control is essential. An experimental setup involving the control of biodiesel production process is developed. The activation energies (Ea) involved in the kinetic model are estimated from the obtained experimental data. The hot water flow rate through the reactor coil is optimized by solving a dynamic optimization problem (DOP) with estimated Ea values for maximization of the biodiesel concentration at the final time. The DOP produces marginal improvement in the endpoint biodiesel concentration by 2.88% and reduces the reactor energy cost by 3.58% compared to the use of the published Ea values and the base case, respectively. Using the estimated Ea values, the batch time decreases by 44.44% compared to the literature study, for achieving the optimal biodiesel concentration. Therefore, the optimal control established through our experimental work improves the biodiesel yield while satisfying energy-efficiency.

为了提高酯交换反应的生物柴油收率，最佳控制的实验验证至关重要。开发了涉及控制生物柴油生产过程的实验装置。从获得的实验数据估计动力学模型中涉及的活化能（Ea）。通过使用估计的Ea值解决动态优化问题（DOP），以优化最终时间中生物柴油的浓度，从而优化通过反应堆盘管的热水流速。与分别使用公布的Ea值和基础案例相比，DOP可使终端生物柴油浓度略微提高2.88％，并使反应器能源成本降低3.58％。使用估计的Ea值，与文献研究相比，批处理时间减少了44.44％，以获得最佳的生物柴油浓度。因此，通过我们的实验工作建立的最佳控制可提高生物柴油的产量，同时满足能源效率。