Catalytic deoxygenation of fatty acids and their derivatives

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-41

  Mäki Arvela, Päivi ^a   Kubickova, Iva ^a   Snåre, Mathias ^a   Eränen, Kari ^a   Murzin, Dmitry Yu ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ESTERS; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN; SOLVENTS;

CATALYTIC DEOXYGENATION; DECARBOXYLATION;

FATTY ACIDS;

EID: 33846947523     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef060455v     Document Type: Article

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