In situ studies of structure-reactivity relations in biodiesel synthesis over nanocrystalline MgO

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 332-339

  Montero, Janine M ^a   Brown, D Rob ^b   Gai, Pratibha L ^a   Lee, Adam F ^c   Wilson, Karen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Catalysis; In situ XPS; MgO; TEM

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL SYNTHESIS; CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; CRYSTALLISATION; HIGH-TEMPERATURE PROCESSING; IN-SITU; IN-SITU STUDY; MATRIX; MGO; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; NANOCRYSTALLINE MGO; PERICLASE; SOLVOTHERMALLY; STRUCTURE REACTIVITY; SURFACE CARBONATES; SURFACE CHEMICALS; SURFACE DENSITY; SURFACE FUNCTIONALITIES; TEM; TRIBUTYRIN;

ALKALINITY; BIODIESEL; CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; METHANOL; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOPARTICLES; SURFACES; SYNTHETIC FUELS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

SURFACE MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 77953695784     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2009.12.035     Document Type: Article

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