Etherification of biodiesel-derived glycerol with ethanol for fuel formulation over sulfonic modified catalysts

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 142-151

  Melero, Juan A ^a   Vicente, Gemma ^a   Paniagua, Marta ^a   Morales, Gabriel ^a   Muñoz, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Glycerol; Mesoporous silica; Oxygenated compounds; Sulfonic

Indexed keywords

ANHYDROUS ETHANOL; BIOCOMPONENTS; CATALYST LOADINGS; CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; ETHANOL CONCENTRATIONS; ETHYL ETHER; FUEL FORMULATION; HIGH PURITY; LOWER REACTION TEMPERATURE; MESOPOROUS SILICA; MESOSTRUCTURED SILICA; MOLAR RATIO; OXYGENATED COMPOUNDS; REACTION CONDITIONS; SULFONIC;

BIODIESEL; CATALYST ACTIVITY; DIESEL FUELS; ETHANOL; ETHERS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SILICA;

GLYCEROL;

ALCOHOL; BIODIESEL; FUEL; GASOLINE; GLYCEROL; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; WATER;

ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ETHANOL; ETHER; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LOW TEMPERATURE; ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUND; POROUS MEDIUM; REACTION KINETICS; SILICA;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DIESEL ENGINE; ETHERIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

BIOFUELS; CATALYSIS; ETHANOL; ETHERS; GLYCEROL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; RECYCLING; SILICON DIOXIDE; SULFONIC ACIDS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 82455181987     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.09.105     Document Type: Article

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