Effects of water on the esterification of free fatty acids by acid catalysts

Renewable Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 614-618

  Park, Ji Yeon ^a   Wang, Zhong Ming ^b   Kim, Deog Keun ^a   Lee, Jin Suk ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION   (China)

Author keywords

Amberlyst 15; Esterification; Soapstock; Sulfuric acid; Water production

Indexed keywords

ACID CATALYST; ACID SITE; AMBERLYST-15; FATTY ACID METHYL ESTER; FREE FATTY ACID; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYST; MOLAR RATIO; REACTION TEMPERATURE; SOAPSTOCK; WATER ADDITION; WATER PRODUCTION;

ACIDS; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FLOOD CONTROL; METHANOL; OLEIC ACID; WATER CONTENT;

SULFURIC ACID;

BIOFUEL; CATALYST; FATTY ACID; METHANOL; OPTIMIZATION; SOYBEAN; SULFURIC ACID; WATER;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 71549162069     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2009.08.007     Document Type: Article

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