Optimization of two step karanja biodiesel synthesis under microwave irradiation

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 100-105

  Venkatesh Kamath, H ^a   Regupathi, I ^a   Saidutta, M B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARNATAKA   (India)

Author keywords

Free fatty acid; Karanja; Microwave; Optimization; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

ACID CONCENTRATIONS; BIODIESEL SYNTHESIS; BOX-BEHNKEN EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FREE FATTY ACID; IRRADIATION TIME; KARANJA; KARANJA OIL; KOH CONCENTRATION; MICROWAVE ENERGIES; OIL RATIO; OPTIMAL COMBINATION; OPTIMAL DESIGN; PONGAMIA PINNATA; PRE-TREATMENT; PROCESS VARIABLES; TRANSESTERIFICATION REACTION;

BIODIESEL; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; IRRADIATION; METHANOL; OPTIMIZATION; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; RADIATION; SULFUR DETERMINATION; SULFURIC ACID; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); SYNTHETIC FUELS; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

MICROWAVE IRRADIATION;

EID: 77958460134     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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