In situ Alkaline Transesterification: An Effective Method for the Production of Fatty Acid Esters from Vegetable Oils

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-89

  Haas, Michael J ^a,b   Scott, Karen M ^a   Marmer, William N ^a   Foglia, Thomas A ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Fats and oils utilization; Fatty acid ester; In situ transesterification; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; EXTRACTION; FATTY ACIDS; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; LIPIDS; LUBRICANTS; METHANOL; PH EFFECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BIODIESEL; FATS AND OILS UTILIZATION; FATTY ACID ESTERS; IN SITU TRANSESTERIFICATION; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

OILS AND FATS;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 1942541445     PISSN: 0003021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11746-004-0861-3     Document Type: Article

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