TiO 2/Al 2O 3 membrane reactor equipped with a methanol recovery unit to produce palm oil biodiesel

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 120-129

  Baroutian, Saeid ^a   Aroua, M K ^a   Abdul Aziz, A R ^a   Sulaiman, Nik M N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Methyl esters; Optimization

Indexed keywords

CATALYST CONCENTRATION; CENTRAL COMPOSITE DESIGNS; CERAMIC MEMBRANE REACTORS; CROSS FLOWS; HIGH QUALITY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; METHYL ESTERS; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; PALM OIL; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; REACTION TEMPERATURE; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SEPARATION PROCESS; TIO;

BIOREACTORS; CATALYSTS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CERAMIC MEMBRANES; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; METHANOL; OPTIMIZATION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VEGETABLE OILS;

BIODIESEL;

EID: 84855211452     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1784     Document Type: Article

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