Transesterification of palm oil using KF and NaNO3 catalysts supported onspherical millimetric γ-Al2O3

Renewable Energy

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 23-29

  Islam, Aminul ^a,b   Taufiq Yap, Yun Hui ^b   Chu, Chi Ming ^a   Ravindra, Pogaku ^a   Chan, Eng Seng ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Gamma alumina; Heterogenous catalyst; Potassium fluoride; Sodium nitrate; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

GAMMA ALUMINA; HETEROGENOUS CATALYSTS; MESOPOROUS STRUCTURES; NITROGEN ADSORPTION-DESORPTION; POTASSIUM FLUORIDES; SODIUM NITRATES; SOLID PHASE REACTION; TRANSESTERIFICATION REACTION;

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; BIODIESEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYST ACTIVITY; PALM OIL; SODIUM; TEMPERATURE PROGRAMMED DESORPTION; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

CATALYST SUPPORTS;

ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM OXIDE; BIOFUEL; CATALYST; DESORPTION; VEGETABLE OIL; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84876299391     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.01.051     Document Type: Article

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