A continuous process for the conversion of vegetable oils into methyl esters of fatty acids

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Volumn 75, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1775-1783

  Noureddini, H ^a   Harkey, D ^a   Medikonduru, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Continuous process; Methyl esters; Mixing; Pilot plant; Soybean oil; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; GLYCEROL; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; PILOT PLANTS; SEPARATION; SOLUBILITY; STOICHIOMETRY;

BIODIESEL; METHYL ESTERS; TRANSESTERIFICATION; TRIGLYCERIDES;

VEGETABLE OILS;

EID: 0032313244     PISSN: 0003021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11746-998-0331-1     Document Type: Article

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