Overview on the production of biodiesel from Jatropha curcas L. by using heterogenous catalysts

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 319-334

  Yusuf, Nik N A N ^a,b   Kamarudin, Siti K ^a   Yaakob, Zahira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b TATI UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Heterogeneous catalyst; Jatropha Curcas L.; Optimization; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

BASE CATALYST; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC TRENDS; EFFICIENT PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE; ENZYMATIC CATALYSIS; FOOD SOURCES; HARSH ENVIRONMENT; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST; HETEROGENEOUS TRANSESTERIFICATION; HETEROGENOUS CATALYSTS; JATROPHA CURCAS; JATROPHA OIL; LIQUID ACIDS; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PROCESS SIMULATIONS; SOLID CATALYSTS; SUPERCRITICAL METHANOL; WASHING STEPS; ZIRCONIA-ALUMINA;

ALUMINA; BIOREACTORS; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; METHANOL; OPTIMIZATION; TRANSESTERIFICATION; ZIRCONIA;

BIODIESEL;

EID: 84860915918     PISSN: 1932104X     EISSN: 19321031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bbb.345     Document Type: Review

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