Esterification of free fatty acids using sulfuric acid as catalyst in the presence of triglycerides

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 892-895

  Marchetti, J M ^a   Errazu, A F ^a  

^a PLAPIQUI UNS CONICET   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Esterification; Free fatty acids; Homogeneous catalyst

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; BIODIESEL; CATALYSIS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; ETHANOL; FATTY ACIDS; FOOD PROCESSING; FUEL OILS; METHANOL; MIXING; OILS AND FATS; OLEIC ACID; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM REFINING; SULFUR DETERMINATION; TRANSESTERIFICATION; VEGETABLE OILS;

ANIMAL FATS; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; DIRECT ESTERIFICATION; FREE FATTY ACID (FFA); FREE FATTY ACIDS (FFA); HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSTS; MOLAR RATIOS; REACTION TEMPERATURES; SUNFLOWER OIL (SFO); TRANSESTERIFICATION REACTIONS; TRIGLYCERIDES (TG); WASTE OILS;

SULFURIC ACID;

BIOFUEL; CATALYSIS; FATTY ACID; SULFURIC ACID; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMALIA; HELIANTHUS;

EID: 48649094479     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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