A comparison of attenuated total reflectance-FTIR spectroscopy and GPC for monitoring biodiesel production

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 599-603

  Dubé, Marc A ^a   Zheng, Sheng ^a   McLean, David D ^a   Kates, Morris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid catalyzed transesterification; ATR FTIR spectroscopy; Biodiesel production monitoring; FAME; GPC; Waste frying oil

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; DIESEL FUELS; ESTERIFICATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHANOL FUELS; MIXTURES; REACTION KINETICS; SULFURIC ACID;

ACID-CATALYZED TRANSESTERIFICATION; ATR-FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION MONITORING; FAME; WASTE FRYING OIL;

FUEL OILS;

EID: 3242810525     PISSN: 0003021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11746-006-0948-x     Document Type: Article

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