Effects of solvent and enzyme source on transesterification activity

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 4669-4674

  Gagnon, Michael D ^a   Vasudevan, Palligarnai T ^a  

^a Univ of New Hampshire   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA ANTARCTICA; ENZYME SOURCES; FATTY ACID METHYL ESTER; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC; METHANOLYSIS; N-HEXANE; ORGANIC GROUP; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PSEUDOMONAS CEPACIA; SOYBEAN OIL; THERMOMYCES LANUGINOSUS; TRANSESTERIFICATION ACTIVITY;

BIODIESEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACIDS; HEXANE; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PARAFFINS;

SOLVENTS;

EID: 80054930891     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef2008776     Document Type: Article

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