The optimized operational conditions for biodiesel production from soybean oil and application of artificial neural networks for estimation of the biodiesel yield

Renewable Energy

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 915-920

  Moradi, G R ^a   Dehghani, S ^a   Khosravian, F ^a   Arjmandzadeh, A ^a  

^a RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Basic catalyst; Biodiesel; Soybean oil

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EQUATIONS; BASIC CATALYSTS; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; HIDDEN LAYERS; MOLAR RATIO; MULTI-LAYER FEED FORWARD; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; PROCESS CONDITION; REACTION TEMPERATURE; SOYBEAN OIL;

CATALYSTS; ESTIMATION; NEURAL NETWORKS; OILSEEDS; OPTIMIZATION; REACTION RATES;

BIODIESEL;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BIOFUEL; CATALYST; ESSENTIAL OIL; OPTIMIZATION;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 84866170601     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.08.070     Document Type: Article

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