Triglyceride cracking for biofuel production using a directly synthesised sulphated zirconia catalyst

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 6313-6316

  Eterigho, Elizabeth J ^a   Lee, Jon G M ^a   Harvey, Adam P ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Catalyst preparation; Sulphated zirconia; Thermocatalytic cracking

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CATALYST PREPARATION; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; FATTY ACID METHYL ESTER; IR SPECTRUM; METHYL ESTERS; POLYCRYSTALLINE; SULPHATED ZIRCONIA; SURFACE AREA; THERMOCATALYTIC CRACKING; WET METHOD;

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; BIODIESEL; CATALYSTS; CATALYTIC CRACKING; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS;

ZIRCONIA;

TRIACYLGLYCEROL; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; CATALYST; ESTER; FATTY ACID; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ZIRCONIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CATALYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

BIOFUELS; CATALYSIS; PLANT OILS; SULFATES; TRIGLYCERIDES; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 79955007108     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.02.040     Document Type: Article

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