The effect of mixing on transesterification of beef tallow

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 289-293

  Ma, Fangrui ^a   Clements, L Davis ^a   Hanna, Milford A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Mixing; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; EMULSIONS; ESTERIFICATION; MIXING; NUMERICAL METHODS; PHASE COMPOSITION; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SYNTHETIC FUELS;

BEEF TALLOW; BIODIESEL; MISEK EQUATION; SODIUM HYDROXIDE METHANOL SOLUTION; STIRRING; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

OILS AND FATS;

DIESEL FUEL; FAT; FATTY ACID ESTER; FUEL; METHANOL; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ARTICLE; EMULSION; ESTERIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION;

EID: 0033044251     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(98)00184-9     Document Type: Article

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