Synthesis of biodiesel from vegetable oil with methanol catalyzed by Li-doped magnesium oxide catalysts

Applied Energy

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 743-748

  Wen, Zhenzhong ^a   Yu, Xinhai ^a   Tu, Shan Tung ^a   Yan, Jinyue ^b,c   Dahlquist, Erik ^b  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Li doped; MgO; Solid base; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; CALCINATION; CATALYSTS; MAGNESIA; METHANOL; SYNTHETIC FUELS; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; BIODIESEL SYNTHESIS; CALCINATION TEMPERATURE; CATALYST COMPOSITION; CATALYST STABILITY; CONCOMITANT DECREASE; LITHIUM HYDROXIDE; SOLID BASE;

LITHIUM;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOFUEL; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VEGETABLE OIL;

EID: 71849112559     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.09.013     Document Type: Article

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