Continuous process for biodiesel production in packed bed reactor from waste frying oil using potassium hydroxide supported on Jatropha curcas fruit shell as solid catalyst

Applied Sciences (Switzerland)

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 641-653

  Buasri, Achanai ^a,b   Chaiyut, Nattawut ^a,b   Loryuenyong, Vorrada ^a,b   Rodklum, Chao ^a   Chaikwan, Techit ^a   Kumphan, Nanthakrit ^a  

^a SILPAKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Jatropha curcas fruit shell; Packed bed reactor; Waste frying oil

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873042347     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20763417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/app2030641     Document Type: Article

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