The conversion of low grade tallow into biodiesel-grade methyl ester

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 825-833

  Fröhlich, András ^a   Rice, Bernard ^a   Vicente, Gemma ^b  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Esterification; Fatty acid methyl esters; Low grade tallow; Methanolysis

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID METHYL ESTERS; FREE FATTY ACID; LABORATORY SCALE; LOW GRADE; METHANOLYSIS; METHYL ESTERS; MODIFIED METHODS; STARTING MATERIALS; YIELD LOSS;

ACIDS; BIODIESEL; CATALYSIS; DISSOLUTION; ESTERIFICATION; FATTY ACIDS; GLYCEROL; METHANOL; PHASE SEPARATION; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ESTERS;

EID: 77956517734     PISSN: 0003021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11746-010-1561-6     Document Type: Article

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