Evaluation of the activity and stability of alkali-doped metal oxide catalysts for application to an intensified method of biodiesel production

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 135, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 63-70

  MacLeod, Claire S ^a   Harvey, Adam P ^a   Lee, Adam F ^b   Wilson, Karen ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Heterogeneous catalysis; Process intensification; Renewable fuel; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; CATALYSIS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); LEACHING;

PROCESS INTENSIFICATION; RENEWABLE FUEL; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

OXIDES;

BIODIESEL; CATALYSIS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); LEACHING; OXIDES;

BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 36049014971     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2007.04.014     Document Type: Article

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