Effect of co-solvents on transesterification of refined palm oil in supercritical methanol

Engineering Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 49-58

  Jomtib, Narupon ^a   Prommuak, Chattip ^a   Goto, Motonobu ^b   Sasaki, Mitsuru ^b   Shotipruk, Artiwan ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Co solvents; Methanol; Palm oil; Supercritical; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960764320     PISSN: 01258281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4186/ej.2011.15.3.49     Document Type: Article

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