Optimization of microwave-enhanced methanolysis of algal biomass to biodiesel under temperature controlled conditions

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 137, Issue , 2013, Pages 278-285

  Patil, Prafulla ^a   Reddy, Harvind ^a   Muppaneni, Tapaswy ^a   Ponnusamy, Sundaravadivelnathan ^a   Sun, Yingqiang ^a   Dailey, Peter ^a   Cooke, Peter ^b   Patil, Ulkarani ^a   Deng, Shuguang ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b New Mexico State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Algal biomass; Biodiesel; Microwave enhanced transesterification; Response surface methodology (RSM); Temperature controlled factor

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIODIESEL; BIOMASS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; OPTIMIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

ALGAL BIOMASS; CATALYST CONCENTRATION; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE; FATTY ACID METHYL ESTER; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SIMULTANEOUS EXTRACTIONS; TRANSESTERIFICATION PROCESS;

MICROWAVES;

BIODIESEL; FATTY ACID ESTER; METHANOL; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

ALGA; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; METHANOL; OPTIMIZATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

ALGA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE; ENERGY; EXTRACTION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METHANOLYSIS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REACTION TIME; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL ENERGY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; THERMOSTABILITY; TRANSESTERIFICATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84876307682     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.03.118     Document Type: Article

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