Catalytic cracking of palm oil for the production of biofuels: Optimization studies

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 98, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 3593-3601

  Tamunaidu, Pramila ^a   Bhatia, Subhash ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bio gasoline; Catalytic cracking; Design of experiments; Palm oil; Transport riser reactor

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; CATALYSTS; CATALYTIC CRACKING; GASOLINE; NITROGEN;

BIO GASOLINE; HYDROCARBON FUEL; TRANSPORT RISER REACTOR;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

BIOFUEL; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBON; PALM OIL;

BIOFUELS; CATALYSTS; CATALYTIC CRACKING; CRUDE PETROLEUM; GASOLINE; NITROGEN;

BIOFUEL; BIOGAS; CATALYSIS; HYDROCARBON; OPTIMIZATION; RESIDENCE TIME; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VEGETABLE OIL; YIELD;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOREACTOR; CATALYSIS; GAS ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CATALYSIS; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; GASOLINE; PLANT OILS;

ELAEIS;

EID: 34548254347     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2006.11.028     Document Type: Article

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