A kinetic model of the Amberlyst-15 catalyzed transesterification of methyl stearate with n-butanol

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 4270-4272

  Pappu, Venkata K S ^a   Yanez, Abraham J ^a   Peereboom, Lars ^a   Muller, Evan ^a   Lira, Carl T ^a   Miller, Dennis J ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Amberlyst 15; Biodiesel; Methyl stearate; Transesterification; UNIFAC

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY-BASED; AMBERLYST-15; CATALYST LOADINGS; COLD FLOW PROPERTIES; ETHERIFICATION REACTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXTERNAL MASS TRANSFER; FATTY ACID METHYL ESTER; HIGHER ALCOHOLS; ISO-PROPANOLS; KINETIC MODELS; METHYL STEARATE; MOLE RATIO; N-BUTANOL; TRANSESTERIFICATION REACTION; UNIFAC;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; ALCOHOLS; BIODIESEL; CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; KINETIC THEORY; REACTION KINETICS;

TRANSESTERIFICATION;

BIODIESEL; BUTANOL; ION EXCHANGE RESIN; METHYL STEARIC ACID; STEARIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; CATALYSIS; DIESEL; ESTER; FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ETHERIFICATION; KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

1-BUTANOL; CATALYSIS; ESTERIFICATION; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; STEARATES; STYRENES;

EID: 79151480813     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.12.006     Document Type: Article

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