Main technologies in biodiesel production: State of the art and future challenges

Catalysis Today

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 2-13

  Santacesaria, E ^a   Vicente, G Martinez ^b   Di Serio, M ^a   Tesser, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acid base catalysis; Biodiesel; New production technologies; Process intensification

Indexed keywords

ACID-BASE CATALYSIS; ADOPTED TECHNOLOGY; ALKALINE CATALYSTS; ALTERNATIVE SOURCE; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; BIPHASIC KINETICS; EDIBLE OIL; FREE FATTY ACID; FUTURE CHALLENGES; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST; NEW PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES; PROCESS INTENSIFICATION; REACTION MECHANISM; SOURCE OF ENERGY; STATE OF THE ART; TECHNOLOGY-BASED; WASTE OIL;

COSTS; FEEDSTOCKS; GLYCEROL; OIL FIELDS; TECHNOLOGY;

BIODIESEL;

EID: 84868203883     PISSN: 09205861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2012.04.057     Document Type: Review

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