Raw halloysite as reusable heterogeneous catalyst for esterification of lauric acid

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 165-169

  Zatta, Leandro ^a   Gardolinski, José Eduardo Ferreira da Costa ^a   Wypych, Fernando ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Esterification; Halloysite; Lauric acid

Indexed keywords

CONSECUTIVE REACTION; ESTERIFICATION REACTIONS; HALLOYSITE; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST; HETEROGENEOUS MEDIA; LAURIC ACID; MOLAR RATIO; REUSABLE MATERIALS; STEEL REACTORS; THERMAL CONVERSION;

BIODIESEL; CATALYSTS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; ETHANOL; KAOLINITE; METHANOL;

FATTY ACIDS;

ACID; CATALYST; ESTER; FATTY ACID; HALLOYSITE; METHYLATION; REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 78650730745     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2010.10.020     Document Type: Article

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