Optimization of alkali-catalyzed transesterification of Pongamia pinnata oil for production of biodiesel

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1392-1397

  Meher, L C ^a   Dharmagadda, Vidya S S ^b   Naik, S N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Karanja oil; Methanolysis; Methyl esters; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ESTERIFICATION; LIQUID FUELS; METHANOL; MIXING; OPTIMIZATION;

BIODIESEL; KARANJA OIL; METHANOLYSIS; METHYL ESTERS; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

VEGETABLE OILS;

ALCOHOL; DIESEL FUEL; EDIBLE OIL; ESTER DERIVATIVE; FATTY ACID ESTER; METHANOL;

CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ESTERIFICATION; LIQUID FUELS; METHANOL; MIXING; OPTIMIZATION; VEGETABLE OILS;

BIOFUEL; ESTER; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHANOL; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OPTIMIZATION;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CHEMICAL REACTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PLANT; PONGAMIA PINNATA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TEMPERATURE; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; HYDROXIDES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METHANOL; MILLETTIA; PLANT OILS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE;

PONGAMIA PINNATA;

EID: 33646081301     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2005.07.003     Document Type: Article

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