Effect of system conditions for biodiesel production via transesterification using carbon dioxide-methanol mixtures in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 387-395

  Soh, Lindsay ^a   Curry, Joshua ^a   Beckman, Eric J ^b   Zimmerman, Julie B ^a,c  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^c Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Carbon dioxide expanded liquid; Nafion; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; CLOUD POINT CURVES; EXPANDED LIQUID; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST; MODERATE PRESSURES; NAFION; SYSTEM CONDITIONS; THREE PHASE SYSTEM;

BIODIESEL; CATALYSTS; LOADING; METHANOL; PHASE BEHAVIOR; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84896850001     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/sc400349g     Document Type: Article

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