The esterification of free fatty acids in Karanja (Pongamia Pinnata) oil using phosphoric acid modified zeolite

Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects

Volumn 34, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 2234-2241

  Thiruvengadaravi, K V ^a   Nandagopal, J ^a   Baskaralingam, P ^a   Sathya Selva Bala, V ^b   Vijayalakshmi, P ^b   Dinesh Kirupha, S ^b   Sivanesan, S ^b  

^a VELAMMAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

biodiesel; esterification; free fatty acid; Karanja; modified zeolite

Indexed keywords

ACID CATALYSIS; ACID-MODIFIED ZEOLITE; BASE CATALYZED; CLASSICAL METHODS; ESTERIFICATION REACTIONS; FREE FATTY ACID; KARANJA; KARANJA OIL; KINETIC MEASUREMENT; LOW-COST RAW MATERIALS; MODIFIED ZEOLITE; NON-EDIBLE OIL; PONGAMIA PINNATA; PSEUDO-FIRST ORDER KINETICS; SOLID ACID CATALYSTS; TWO-STEP PROCESS;

BIODIESEL; CATALYSIS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; PHOSPHORIC ACID;

FATTY ACIDS;

EID: 84867378996     PISSN: 15567036     EISSN: 15567230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567036.2010.497798     Document Type: Article

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