Biodiesel production via alkali-catalyzed transesterification of Malaysian RBD palm oil - Characterization, kinetics model

Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 504-510

  Shahbazi, Mohammad Reza ^a   Khoshandam, Behnam ^a   Nasiri, Masoud ^a   Ghazvini, Majeed ^b  

^a SEMNAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Engineering Department   (Iran)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Catalysts; Methyl ester; RBD palm oil; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE CATALYSTS; ASTM STANDARDS; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; FATTY ACID METHYL ESTER; FUEL PROPERTIES; KINETIC MODELS; KINETICS MODELS; MALAYSIANS; METHYL ESTERS; PALM OIL; PRODUCT CONCENTRATION; REFINED , BLEACHED , AND DEODORIZED; SECOND-ORDER REACTION; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; STIRRED TANK REACTORS;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; BIODIESEL; CATALYSTS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; TRANSESTERIFICATION; VEGETABLE OILS;

SYNTHETIC FUELS;

EID: 84862547820     PISSN: 18761070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2012.01.009     Document Type: Article

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