Kinetics of free fatty acids esterification with methanol in the production of biodiesel fuel

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Volumn 106, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 831-836

  Sendzikiene, Egle ^a   Makareviciene, Violeta ^a   Janulis, Prutenis ^a   Kitrys, Saulius ^b  

^a VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Acid catalysis; Esterification; Free fatty acids; Kinetic parameters

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; DIESEL FUEL; FATTY ACID; FATTY ACID ESTER; METHANOL; SULFURIC ACID;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CATALYST; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIFFUSION; ENERGY; ESTERIFICATION; KINETICS; REACTION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 13244295361     PISSN: 14387697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.200401011     Document Type: Article

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