Microwave assisted transesterification of maize (Zea mays L.) oil as a biodiesel fuel

Energy Exploration and Exploitation

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-57

  Ozturk, Gulsen ^a   Kafadar, Aylin ^a   Duz, M ^a   Saydut, Abdurrahman ^a   Hamamci, Candan ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Maize (Zea mays L.) oil; Microwave; Renewable energy; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES; ALCOHOLYSIS; BIO-DIESEL FUEL; CONVENTIONAL HEATING METHODS; HIGH YIELD; MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L.); MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L.) OIL; MAIZE OIL; METHYL ESTERS; MICROWAVE ASSISTED TRANSESTERIFICATION; MOLAR RATIO; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIESEL; CRUDE OIL; ESTERS; IRRADIATION; METHANOL; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SYNTHETIC FUELS; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

MICROWAVE IRRADIATION;

EID: 77950346602     PISSN: 01445987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/0144-5987.28.1.47     Document Type: Article

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