Al2O3-supported alkali and alkali earth metal oxides for transesterification of palm kernel oil and coconut oil

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 468-474

  Benjapornkulaphong, Sita ^a   Ngamcharussrivichai, Chawalit ^a   Bunyakiat, Kunchana ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Heterogeneous catalysts; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

ALKALI METALS; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; BIODIESEL; CALCINATION; CALCIUM; CATALYSIS; CATALYST SUPPORTS; CATALYSTS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DIESEL FUELS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; LIGHT METALS; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; METALS; METHANOL; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; REACTION KINETICS; TRANSESTERIFICATION; VEGETABLE OILS;

ACTIVE METAL OXIDES; ALKALI EARTHS; ALKALI OXIDES; CALCINATION TEMPERATURES; COCONUT OILS; DEPARTMENT OF ENERGIES; FUEL PROPERTIES; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSES; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSTS; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS; IMPREGNATION METHODS; METAL CATALYSTS; METHYL ESTERS; MOLAR RATIOS; OIL RATIOS; PALM KERNEL OILS; REACTION TIMES; SMALL LOSSES; SOLID CATALYSTS; THAILAND; XRF ANALYSES;

ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 56749112514     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2008.04.036     Document Type: Article

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