Development and characterisation of novel heterogeneous palm oil mill boiler ash-based catalysts for biodiesel production

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 125, Issue , 2012, Pages 158-164

  Ho, Wilson Wei Sheng ^a   Ng, Hoon Kiat ^a   Gan, Suyin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Crude palm oil; Heterogeneous catalyst; Palm oil mill boiler ash; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; BOILER ASH; CALCINATION TEMPERATURE; CATALYST PREPARATION; CRUDE PALM OIL; FIXED TEMPERATURE; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST; HIGH SURFACE AREA; OIL CONVERSION; PALM OIL; WEIGHT PERCENTAGES;

ASHES; BIODIESEL; CALCINATION; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CATALYSTS; FLY ASH; LOADING; METHANOL; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSESTERIFICATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

VEGETABLE OILS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; BIODIESEL; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM OXIDE; METHANOL; PALM OIL; SILICON DIOXIDE;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; ESSENTIAL OIL; ESTER; HETEROGENEITY; MONOCOTYLEDON; OPTIMIZATION; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

ARTICLE; ASH; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CALCINATION TEMPERATURE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MORPHOLOGY; PALM OIL MILL BOILER ASH; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TRANSESTERIFICATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BIOFUELS; CATALYSIS; COAL ASH; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; ESTERIFICATION; HEATING; METHANOL; PLANT OILS;

EID: 84866722955     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.08.099     Document Type: Article

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