Simultaneous free fatty acid esterification and triglyceride transesterification using a solid acid catalyst with in situ removal of water and unreacted methanol

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2810-2818

  Suwannakarn, Kaewta ^a   Lotero, Edgar ^a   Ngaosuwan, Kanokwan ^a,b   Goodwin Jr , James G ^a  

^a AMRL   (United States)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL FEEDSTOCKS; BIODIESEL PRODUCTIONS; BIODIESEL SYNTHESIS; FREE FATTY ACIDS; HIGH CONCENTRATIONS; IN-SITU; LAURIC ACIDS; METHANOL DEHYDRATIONS; MODEL MIXTURES; MULTIPHASE PROCESS; PRE TREATMENTS; REACTION CONDITIONS; REACTION CYCLES; RECALCINATION; SOLID ACID CATALYSTS; SOLID CATALYSTS; STIRRED SEMIBATCH REACTORS; THREE-PHASE REACTIONS; TUNGSTATED ZIRCONIAS;

ACIDS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BATCH REACTORS; BIODIESEL; CATALYSIS; CATALYST DEACTIVATION; COST REDUCTION; DEWATERING; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; FEEDSTOCKS; FLOOD CONTROL; LUBRICATING GREASES; METHANOL; SYNTHETIC FUELS; TRANSESTERIFICATION; WATER VAPOR; ZIRCONIA;

ESTERIFICATION;

EID: 64749098507     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie800889w     Document Type: Article

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