Fast formation of high-purity methyl esters from vegetable oils

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1167-1172

  Boocock, David G B ^a   Konar, Samir K ^a   Mao, V ^a   Lee, C ^a   Buligan, Sonia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Base catalyst; Coconut oil; Methanolysis; Methyl esters; Methyl t butyl ether; One phase transesterification; Soybean oil; Tetrahydrofuran; Vegetable oil

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032165239     PISSN: 0003021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11746-998-0130-8     Document Type: Article

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