Transesterification of soybean frying oil to biodiesel using heterogeneous catalysts

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 671-676

  Georgogianni, K G ^a   Katsoulidis, A P ^a   Pomonis, P J ^a   Kontominas, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Heterogeneous catalysis; Soybean oil; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

BIO-DIESEL FUELS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTRUM; FRYING OIL; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSTS; LOW FREQUENCIES; MECHANICAL STIRRINGS; MG-AL HYDROTALCITE; NITROGEN ADSORPTION DESORPTIONS; POROSIMETRY; SEM; SOYBEAN OIL; SURFACE BASICITIES; TRANSESTERIFICATION REACTIONS; ULTRA SONICATIONS; X- RAY DIFFRACTIONS;

ALUMINUM; BIODIESEL; CATALYSIS; DESORPTION; ESTERIFICATION; GAS ADSORPTION; METHANOL; POLYMER BLENDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHETIC FUELS; TRANSESTERIFICATION; ZIRCONIA;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 64249137651     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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