Acid-catalyzed transesterification of Canola oil to biodiesel under single- and two-phase reaction conditions

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 2450-2459

  Ataya, Fadi ^a   Dubé, Marc A ^a   Ternan, Marten ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b EnPross Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; ESTERIFICATION; FATTY ACIDS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MASS TRANSFER; METHANOL; SULFURIC ACID;

CANOLA OIL; SINGLE-PHASE REACTION; TETRAHYDROFURAN; TRANSESTERIFICATION; TRIGLYCERIDES; TWO-PHASE REACTION;

VEGETABLE OILS;

EID: 34547808747     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef0701440     Document Type: Article

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