One-step production of biodiesel from rice bran oil catalyzed by chlorosulfonic acid modified zirconia via simultaneous esterification and transesterification

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 147, Issue , 2013, Pages 59-64

  Zhang, Yue ^b   Wong, Wing Tak ^a   Yung, Ka Fu ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Chlorosulfonic acid; Rice bran oil; Simultaneous esterification and transesterification; Sulfated zirconia

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FURFURAL; TRANSESTERIFICATION; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; CHLOROSULFONIC ACID; COMMERCIAL CATALYST; CRUDE RICE BRAN OIL; REACTION TEMPERATURE; RICE BRAN OIL; STRONG ACIDITIES; SULFATED ZIRCONIA;

ZIRCONIA;

BIODIESEL; CHLOROSULFONIC ACID; FATTY ACID; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

BIOFUEL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSIS; ESTER; FATTY ACID; INORGANIC ACID; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RICE; ZIRCON;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; ESTERIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE BRAN; TEMPERATURE; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

BIODIESEL; CHLOROSULFONIC ACID; RICE BRAN OIL; SIMULTANEOUS ESTERIFICATION AND TRANSESTERIFICATION; SULFATED ZIRCONIA;

BIOFUELS; CATALYSIS; ESTERIFICATION; PLANT OILS; POWDER DIFFRACTION; SULFONIC ACIDS; TEMPERATURE; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 84883206140     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.07.152     Document Type: Article

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