Transesterification of karanja (Pongamia pinnata) oil by solid basic catalysts

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 389-397

  Meher, Lekha Charan ^a   Kulkarni, Mangesh G ^b   Dalai, Ajay K ^b   Naik, Satya Narayan ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Karanja oil; Solid basic catalysts; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

PONGAMIA PINNATA;

EID: 33744806367     PISSN: 14387697     EISSN: 14389312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.200500307     Document Type: Conference Paper

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