Esterification of free fatty acids to fatty acid alkyl esters in a bubble column reactor for use as biodiesel

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 124, Issue , 2014, Pages 70-77

  Stacy, Colin J ^a   Melick, Cory A ^a   Cairncross, Richard A ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Esterification; Fatty acid methyl ester; Free fatty acid; Trap grease

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; BUBBLE COLUMNS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FEEDSTOCKS;

BUBBLE COLUMN REACTORS; ESTERIFICATION OF FREE FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ACID ALKYL ESTERS; FATTY ACID METHYL ESTER; FREE FATTY ACID; REACTION CONDITIONS; REACTOR PERFORMANCE; TRAP GREASE;

FATTY ACIDS;

EID: 84896521586     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2014.02.003     Document Type: Article

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