Transesterification of soybean oil using heterogeneous catalysts

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 2067-2069

  Singh, Alok Kumar ^a   Fernando, Sandun D ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; ALTERNATIVE FUELS; BATCH REACTORS; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; FUEL OILS; GLYCEROL; ISOMERS; LEAD; OILS AND FATS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEPARATION; ZINC OXIDE;

BIORENEWABLE; FATTY ACID METHYL ESTERS; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSTS; HIGH PRESSURES; METAL OXIDES; SEPARATION PROBLEMS; SOLID CATALYSTS; SOYBEAN OILS; SURFACE AREAS;

BIODIESEL;

EID: 45449105444     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef800072z     Document Type: Article

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