Optimizing production of ethyl esters of grease using 95% ethanol by response surface methodology

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 517-521

  Wu, W H ^a   Foglia, T A ^a   Marmer, W N ^a   Phillips, J G ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; DIESEL FUELS; ENZYMES; ESTERIFICATION; ETHANOL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ETHYL ESTER; LIPASE; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY (RSM); TRANSESTERIFICATION;

ESTERS;

EID: 0033106626     PISSN: 0003021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11746-999-0034-2     Document Type: Article

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