Esterification of free fatty acids over chitosan with sulfonic acid groups

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 230, Issue , 2013, Pages 567-572

  Caetano, C S ^a   Caiado, M ^a   Farinha, J ^a   Fonseca, I M ^b   Ramos, A M ^b   Vital, J ^b   Castanheiro, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Chitosan; Esterification; Free fatty acids; Sulfonic acid groups

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC STABILITY; DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; ESTERIFICATION OF FREE FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ACID METHYL ESTER; FREE FATTY ACID; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST; SULFONIC ACID GROUPS;

BIODIESEL; CHITOSAN; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; METHANOL;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 84880959847     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.06.050     Document Type: Article

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