Esterification of free fatty acids in sunflower oil over solid acid catalysts using batch and fixed bed-reactors

Applied Catalysis A: General

Volumn 333, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 122-130

  Ni, J ^a   Meunier, F C ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid catalysis; Acidic resin; Biodiesel; Esterification; Fixed bed; Palmitic acid; Recirculating reactor; Sulfated zirconia; Sunflower oil

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; DEHYDRATION; ESTERIFICATION; VEGETABLE OILS;

FULL MISCIBILITY; RECIRCULATING REACTOR; SOLID CATALYSTS; STIRRED BATCH REACTOR;

FATTY ACIDS;

EID: 35348982496     PISSN: 0926860X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2007.09.019     Document Type: Article

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