A kinetic study of the esterification of free fatty acids (FFA) in sunflower oil

Fuel

Volumn 86, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 2383-2388

  Berrios, M ^a   Siles, J ^a   Martin M A ^a   Martin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Esterification; FFA; Kinetics; Sunflower

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ARRHENIUS PLOTS; BIODIESEL; ESTERIFICATION; METHANOL; RATE CONSTANTS; SULFURIC ACID; VEGETABLE OILS;

CATALYST CONCENTRATION; MOLE RATIOS; SUNFLOWER;

FATTY ACIDS;

EID: 34548506788     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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