Life cycle assessment of biodiesel production using alkali, soluble and immobilized enzyme catalyst processes

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 4221-4229

  Kenthorai Raman, Jegannathan ^a   Foo Wang Ting, Vanessa ^a   Pogaku, Ravindra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Alkali catalyst; Biocatalyst; Biodiesel; Encapsulation; Life cycle assessment; Lipase

Indexed keywords

ALKALI CATALYSTS; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; CATALYTIC PROCESS; IMMOBILIZED BIOCATALYSTS; IMMOBILIZED ENZYME; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS;

BIOCATALYSTS; BIODIESEL; CATALYSTS; ENCAPSULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENZYMES; LIPASES; RATING; REUSABILITY;

LIFE CYCLE;

BIOFUEL; CATALYST; ENCAPSULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMOBILIZATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 80053615953     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.07.010     Document Type: Article

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