Feasibility study of various sulphonation methods for transforming carbon nanotubes into catalysts for the esterification of palm fatty acid distillate

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 88, Issue , 2014, Pages 1283-1289

  Shuit, Siew Hoong ^a   Tan, Soon Huat ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Esterification; Palm fatty acid distillate; Sulphonated multi walled carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

ESTERIFICATION;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; PALM FATTY ACID DISTILLATE; SULPHONATION;

BIODIESEL;

EID: 84910052603     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.01.035     Document Type: Article

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