The optimization of biodiesel fuel production from microalgae oil using response surface methodology

International Journal of Green Energy

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 527-541

  Makareviciene, Violeta ^a   Skorupskaite, Virginija ^a   Levisauskas, Donatas ^b   Andruleviciute, Vaida ^a   Kazancev, Kiril ^a  

^a VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Microalgae; Oil; Optimization; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

CATALYST CONCENTRATION; FRACTIONAL FACTORIAL DESIGNS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY ANALYSIS; MICRO-ALGAE; OIL; OPTIMUM PROCESS CONDITIONS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; TRANSESTERIFICATION PROCESS;

BIODIESEL; CATALYSTS; CAUSTIC SODA; FUELS; MICROORGANISMS; OPTIMIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

ALGAE;

BIOFUEL; CATALYST; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HYDROXIDE; METHANOL; MICROALGA; OIL; OPTIMIZATION; SODIUM;

ALGAE;

EID: 84888426795     PISSN: 15435075     EISSN: 15435083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15435075.2013.777911     Document Type: Article

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