Transesterification of palm oil over KOH/NaY zeolite in a packed-bed reactor

International Journal of Renewable Energy Research

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 271-280

  Intarapong, Pisitpong ^a   Luengnaruemitchai, Apanee ^a   Jai In, Samai ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Royal Thai Survey Department   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Leaching.; NaY; Solid catalyst; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878371554     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13090127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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