A review on the performance of glycerol carbonate production via catalytic transesterification: Effects of influencing parameters

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 88, Issue , 2014, Pages 484-497

  Teng, Wai Keng ^a   Ngoh, Gek Cheng ^a   Yusoff, Rozita ^a   Aroua, Mohamed Kheireddine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Catalytic transesterification; Crude glycerol; Glycerol; Glycerol carbonate; Hydrotalcite

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; CARBONATION; FOSSIL FUELS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

BIODIESEL INDUSTRY; CATALYTIC TRANSESTERIFICATION; CRUDE GLYCEROL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; GLYCEROL CARBONATE; HYDROTALCITES; INFLUENCING PARAMETERS; OPERATING CONDITION;

GLYCEROL;

EID: 84907785144     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.08.036     Document Type: Article

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