Hydrogenation of fatty acid methyl esters to fatty alcohols at supercritical conditions

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1363-1370

  Van Den Hark, Sander ^a   Härröd, Magnus ^a   Møller, Poul ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Augustenborggade 21B11 ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CATALYST DEACTIVATION; COPPER; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; HYDROGENATION; OILS AND FATS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PROPANE;

FATTY ACID METHYL ESTER; FATTY ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOLS;

EID: 0343953520     PISSN: 0003021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11746-999-0151-y     Document Type: Article

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