Surface plasmon resonance determination of methanol concentration during alkaline transestrification

Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 54-57

  Sadrolhosseini, Amir Reza ^a   Moksin, Mohd Maarof ^a   Yunus, W Mahmood Mat ^a   Talib, Zainal Abidin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biodiesel characteristics; Methanol; Optical properties; Palm oil; SPR

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649723562     PISSN: 1816949X     EISSN: 18187803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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