Optimization of microwave-assisted transesterification of dry algal biomass using response surface methodology

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1399-1405

  Patil, Prafulla D ^a   Gude, Veera Gnaneswar ^a   Mannarswamy, Aravind ^a   Cooke, Peter ^a   Munson McGee, Stuart ^a   Nirmalakhandan, Nagamany ^a   Lammers, Peter ^b   Deng, Shuguang ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Solix Biofuels   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Dry algae; Extractive transesterification; Microwave assisted extraction; Response surface methodology

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BIOMASS; BEFORE AND AFTER; CATALYST CONCENTRATION; DRY ALGAE; EXTRACTIVE TRANSESTERIFICATION; FATTY ACID METHYL ESTER; IN-SITU; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED EXTRACTION; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; PROCESS VARIABLES; REACTION TIME; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; TEM;

ALGAE; BIODIESEL; BIOMASS; CATALYSTS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; DYES; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; METHANOL; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; OPTIMIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TRANSESTERIFICATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CURING;

BIODIESEL; FATTY ACID ESTER; LIPID; METHANOL;

ALGA; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; CATALYST; DIESEL; ESTER; EXTRACTION METHOD; FATTY ACID; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IRRADIATION; LIPID; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OPTIMIZATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MICROALGA; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REACTION TIME; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; TRANSESTERIFICATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; DESICCATION; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; EUKARYOTA; FATTY ACIDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANOL; MICROWAVES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ALGAE;

EID: 78650693741     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.09.046     Document Type: Article

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